I post a lot of hydrangea content but I’m still getting a lot of questions so I’m just going to keep going! 😆 This kind of hydrangea is a macrophylla. (The “Old wood” type). New growth is coming in on the bottom and the buds that formed last year are the flowers for this year. I don’t think any of these are active because of a major cold snap but maybe we’ll be surprised. I waited a while to see what was going to happen to mine and chopped them back a few days ago because there was no buds gree

I have been inundated with questions about how to know what kind of hydrangea you have! Here are the types of hydrangeas, and when to prune them. Macrophylla hydrangeas, are temperamental and difficult to grow if you live in a cool region like I do up in zone five. Every single one I have seen in my neighborhood this year might have one flower on it, most have zero. The buds get sat on the stems over the summer, and then they have to sit on the stem all winter alone and shivering in the cold. Mo

It is so intoxicating to see a macrophylla/“big leaf” hydrangea covered with blooms. They’re great for more temperate climates but cold freezes can kill the buds and then they just won’t bloom. Just managing expectations over here. (Other factors for poor performance are not enough water or light, and poor soil which is not acidic enough….they’re divas!)Yeah, the USA recently updated their hardiness zone maps but I’m not getting too excited about that, personally. Climate change includes wild sw