Re: [SG] Pruning hydrangea
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Pruning hydrangea
- From: M* T* <m*@CLARK.NET>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 03:37:19 -0400
Hmmmm....Pat, that's a good one. I have some lace caps and they bloom at a
fairly young age - from cuttings. When you're pruning out the "dead" wood
in spring, wonder if some of it is not actually dead but simply old wood,
upon which the flower buds will form? Old wood looks pretty dead until it
breaks dormancy. Are you waiting until the plant has broken dormancy
before doing any pruning?
Are you, perhaps, feeding it too well with a lot of nitrogen?
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Pat Cochenour <grnthumb@BELLATLANTIC.NET>
> Marge:
> How do you get a Lace Cap Hydrangea to bloom? I have 'Blue Wave'
> and its been sitting for three years with no blooms. Its in all day
> dappled sun/shade and its foligage is beautiful. Also, I've not been
> pruning it, only taking the dead wood out each spring.
> Thanks for any help.
> Pat Cochenour Reston, Va. Zone 6ish/7ish
