🌸 Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangeas like part shade and cool, rather acidic soil. Planted in spring or autumn, they flower June to September. The March prune must stay light: they bloom on last year's wood.
The calendar at a glance
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Pruning | ||||||||||||
| Flowering |
When to plant hydrangeas?
Plant hydrangeas in March, April, September and October.
When to prune hydrangeas?
Prune hydrangeas in March.
When does hydrangeas flower?
Flowering runs from June to September.
The tips that matter
- Remove only dead wood and spent heads (above the first fat bud): hard pruning costs a full year of bloom.
- Pink in chalky soil, blue in acid soil: to blue them, add crushed slate or aluminium sulphate.
- Leaves scorching in afternoon sun mean a wrong spot — light afternoon shade is a must.
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