Pinky Winky and Strawberry Vanilla Hydrangeas
I planted some Pinky Winky and Strawberry Vanilla hydrangeas from a nursery about a month and a half ago. They have large blooms that I would like to cut for a party I'm having next weekend. The vase I'd like to use is pretty tall- approximately 15". My question is will cutting them that much negatively affect their growth this spring? I know they need pruning, but wasn't sure if taking so much off was okay or not. Regardless of whether I use cut flowers now or not, my intentions are to prune them to be full bushes on bottom with less height. I have googled and read all kinds of information, but wasn't sure what was best. Any information is welcome. As you can see from the photos, some are already brown, but a few are still colorful. Thank you in advance!
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have for trade hydrangea Pinky Winky
Comments (15)For anyone interested: Pinky Winky is the trade name for Hydrangea paniculata 'DVPpinky'. This cultivar (as is also the case with most perennial and woody plant cultivars) does not reproduce true-to-type by seed. Planting Hydrangea paniculata 'DVPpinky' seeds will not result in Hydrangea paniculata 'DVPpinky' (Pinky Winky). I have the feeling that some members of this forum may be under the misconception that, because many annual cultivars are grown by seed, perennial and woody plants can also be reproduced that way. Most cannot. Secondly, Hydrangea paniculata 'DVPpinky' (Pinky Winky) is a patented plant. You can freely grow seeds from the plant but you cannot legally or ethically grow cuttings or vegetatively reproduced plants from this cultivar (including for personal use) without prior permission from the patent holder....See MoreVanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
Comments (7)Funny, my Pinky Winky is in full bloom, the white stage and yet nothing at all, not even a little tiny broccoli spear on my Vanilla Strawberry. I do not remember exactly when my Vanilla Strawberry started to bloom last year but I do know it was earlier than this time, as I remember thinking that it was ahead of my Pinky Winky. I do hope it blooms this year. Would the extreme heat that we've been having for the past 3 or 4 weeks have anything to do with it not blooming yet? Anyone know? We're talking very high humidity with temps reaching high 90s every day without any relief. First summer I can remember this happening in a very long time....See MoreRed stems on Pinky Winky and Vanilla Strawberry?
Comments (3)The color "problem" with the stems would bother me but the change in color would not necessarily bother me. Weather is one of the factors that triggers color changes so your plants, not being established yet, may just be tardy this year....See MorePinky Winky vs. Vanilla Strawberry
Comments (9)Here in Toronto (5b) I have both PW and VS and this is their third full year in the ground right next to each other. They get full sun (about 6-7 hrs and a mix of morning and later afternoon) and both suffered in the July/August heatwaves of last year. Neither has been very impressive bloomers for me yet, but this year they are both getting some decent blooms forming right now. PW is still only about 3.5 feet tall but seems more compact and bushier. VS is about 4 feet tall now but that is because of longer, single stems that look more prone to flopping over. I have left it mostly unpruned to give the stems a chance to grow and thicken, but after this year I may prune them back to try to get a more compact shape again. So far it looks like PW is the better of the two, which is too bad because the advertised blooms on VS look so much nicer. Foliage is about the same but PW looks better overall because of it's more compact, rounded form....See MoreRelated Professionals
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Wow, that is stunning! My bed is approximately 6' deep and the hydrangea are planted right in the middle. I knew I would likely need to do a lot of pruning to keep it smaller when it gets older. It also has 3 feet on each side to grow. Here is a better shot of the space. It's a new house so everything is young. I guess I should probably prune it pretty far down to keep it from getting huge? But wait until end of March/beginning of April? Please forgive my ignorance- I've done well with knockout roses but wanted to move on to more difficult plants :)
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Hi everyone,I live in the Boston area my PW is about 8yrs old and the VS about 4 upper pictures from last summer lower taken today
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