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Re: Hydrangea macrophylla variegata

> dNumber one I don't know how to post   Am I doing it right?

Got the message just fine and dandy on this end.

> I have a question, although not technically a perennail but a perennial
> shrub, I want to know when and if one prunes hydrangea variegata?   I
> understand that if you do it at thewrong time of year you get now bloom.
> Other hydrangeas I prune now, but this one, I am told is tricky.  Any input?
> I'm in Zone 7A, eastern Long Isladn, NY

This hydrangea flowers on the previous year's growth, so pruning should
occur right after flowering or else no blooms will appear.  It's kind
of a shame -- the one in my yard (zone 5b USDA) dies back to the ground
each year, so I can't ever expect any blooms.  But the foliage is nice!

Here's a general pruning schedule for the more common hydrangeas:

   Hydrangea arborescens     late fall/early spring
   Hydrangea macrophylla     after flowering
   Hydrangea paniculata      late fall/early spring
   Hydrangea quercifolia     after flowering

I'll send a note out shortly about the woody plants mailing list.

Chris
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