Tons of blooms but leaves are puny and sparse???
I have searched the forums high and low and cannot find anyone who has had this problem.... I posted a couple of pictures to help. The first one is of one of my endless summers (I have a hedge of about 20-- they are 5 years old and otherwise have been beautiful with the exception of 2 summers ago when they didn't bloom due to the polar vortex.) I'm in Cleveland zone 5. Second picture is from my hedge of Nikko's (3 years old) in a different location.... Also had done beautifully up until now. Lots of blooms but the the upper part didn't lead out fully which left it looking leggy and strange. I didn't prune at all last year and didn't fertilize. Any ideas as to what is going on? I ended up throwing done soil acidifier and osomocote down today because some of the leaves look a bit chloratic. Hope it's not too late to do that.... Most references said fertilizing as long as it was before August was ok. Any ideas as to what is going on? Thanks in advance!
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