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Re: Hydrangea pruning

> Uh, Chris....hate to disagree, but H. quercifolia blooms on old wood and
> should only be pruned immediately after flowering, if you want flowers the
> next year.   If the terminal bud is lost to hard frost, you won't get any
> flowers, either.   I only cut out deadwood on this one as I really enjoy
> the open branching habit.  Well, I have actually done a bit of pruning to
> keep it within a reasonable territory.  These plants sucker and will form
> nice colonies after time.  One of my all-time favorite shrubs.  I have the
> species and the cultivar 'Snowflake' with the double 'hose in hose'
> flowers.....love both of them.   Especially love the new leaves, all frosty
> looking and the burgundy fall color.

Ach!  I think I'm going to have to stop responding to messages until I can
think about what I'm writing!  I had it half right -- I said that it
flowered on new growth, so should be pruned right after flowering.  

<SIGH>  Sorry about the confusion...  The sentence obviously should have
said that "it flowers on old growth, so should be pruned right after
flowering."  :(

> We've had a running thread on Gardens-L about the H. macrophylla
> 'Variegata', which few of us can get to bloom in the garden.  Mine is
> continually killed to the ground each winter - even last winter, which was
> very mild.  I have one in a pot and it has finally produced a flower bud. 
> The question has been "Has anyone - USDA z. 8 and north - *ever* had one
> bloom in the garden?  And, if so, what are your secrets for cultivation?"  
> Anyone on this list have any input on this plant?

I know that it's not supposed to be particularly vigorous (as is the
case with many variegated plants).  I'm growing one primarily for the
foliage, but am hoping that with some good protection and pH
monitoring that I can get some decent blooms.  I'll see how I fare
this winter, and if that doesn't work I may pot it up and keep it in 
the attached garage over winter.

Chris

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