Hydrangeas Demystified - Everything You Need to Know About Hydrangeas
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- What is a hydrangea? What type of hydrangea do I have? Why isn't my hydrangea blooming? We get these questions all the time and we're here to help!
In this video Natalie Carmolli gives a wealth of hydrangea information. By the end of this video you'll be able to identify the different types of hydrangeas, where they grow, and how best to care for them.
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This was the best comprehensive video on all hydrangea types. Thank you!
Thank you so much, so glad you found this helpful! :)
Handsdown, the most informative video on Hydrangeas! Thank you! Could wish for more cultivar selections and seeing them fully mature in garden settings, but only as a wish as I realise this is Proven Winners channel and has to promote specifically those particular selections. Having said that, I repeat that this is a superb source of info and covers all the species basis! Thanks!!
Thank you so much for the kind feedback! So happy to hear you liked the video :)
Loving the new hydrangea varieties . Spectacular 👏👏👏👏
We're really excited about them!
Finally, I found someone to explain the big leaf hydrangea, that's what I have. I've had it for aaround 20 years or more. Thank you for all the great information.
That is so great to hear! So glad you liked the video and found it helpful! 🤗🤗
Very informative! Thank You!
Thank you for the great tips
Thank you for the great information. ❤
Thank you for your excellent enunciation. It was easy to understand every word you spoke. This is such good hydrangea information, categorized so well. Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed the video!
Wow, learnt a lot about hydrangeas. A big thank you. I’m a happy gardener.
So glad you enjoyed the video :)
What a great tutorial! I've learn so much in relatively short video. Love it!
Thank you for the kind feedback!
The explanations provide an easy way on remembering the various types and care of hydrangeas!
This was the best explanation I've seen thus far, of these stunning plants. BRAVO
Thank you so much! So happy to hear that you liked the video :)
Wow! What a great video! Thanks😊
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed this video 🤗
That was like going to Hydrangea school ! Thank you !
Hahaha! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Fantastic video, thanks!!!
i love this, my mom does gardening 💖💖i showed her this and she loved it
That is so sweet! So glad you both enjoyed this video and thank you so much for watching! 🥰
This video covered it all. I’m just trying Hydrangeas for the first time with a Bigleaf, Oakleaf and a Panicle in Central Texas. Seems that when planted in proper soil with the right sun/shade conditions, they’ll do great. Looking good so far!
Glad you liked the video! That's exciting about your new hydrangea adventure, happy gardening!
Forever Ethereal, I just moved to San Antonio, TX and people around here advise against even trying hydrangeas because of the alkaline soil and the summer heat. I really want to try anyway, though! Would you share how yours are doing, please?
@@valhallamcgaughey3720 I planted four last Fall and although they’re not at their best due to these consistent 100+ temperatures we’ve been having, they performed beautifully after leafing out this Spring. My Oakleaf is in bloom and the others are hanging in there. I also fed them this Spring and Summer with an Azalea/Rhododendron/Camellia food.
The best informative video on hydrangeas!
Thank you so much! :)
Thanks so much for a much needed education on hydrangeas.
Thank you for the kind feedback and really glad to hear you found this helpful :)
This was perfect, I listened a second time just to make notes and decide what I want to buy. Thanks,
Thank you so much! Really happy to hear that you found this video helpful :)
Excellent!! Absolutely praise worthy video presentation!
I’ve done so much research on limelight and Vanilla Strawberry paniculata Hydrangeas trees- that I’m exhausted! Your video helped so much; It was visual, informative, fact based, pruning w/intention, and smartly direct- in which Hydrangeas per Zones that would do well. Felt like I was back in the U.S. service receiving OPORD briefings 😊. Thank you and Well done!
My six paniculata trees-I just purchased will do quite well- now that I’ve gotten the 5 W’s out the way! 🥂 cheers!
Thank you so much for this kind feedback!! Your new hydrangea trees are going to be fantastic! You will need to send us some photos once they get established and bloom :)
Excellent!
Thanks, u gave a lot of useful information. I love these vlogs.
Glad you enjoy them! Thank you for the feedback :)
Great info👍👍👍
Excellent.
This is so good,,, so exciting!
So glad you enjoyed this video!
Thank you, so much!
Thank you for the kind feedback! :)
I want them all....thanks for this informative video :)
So glad you enjoyed it!
This was very useful - thank you!!!!
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much
Happy to help! :)
Very helpful!
Yay! Happy to hear you found this video helpful! ☺
Thank you! So informative, I always amend soil for new plants but the first year I planted my lime light tree hydrangea it suffered and dropped many of its leaves. Since then I do not water and its done much better!
Yay! Glad to hear that :)
Loved this video!!!!!❤❤❤Very infirmative!!!!😊😊😊😊
Thank you so much!! :)
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Lovely Hydrangea plants and advice there. I've grown cuttings for Hydrangea, Hebe, Buddleia, Spirea & Lavender. Most of these are on my channel header and I made a new Hebe video which shows these cuttings on their journey into big shrubs/plants. Happy Growing :)
Thank you for the kind feedback! Happy gardening :)
This was a very useful video, as it broke down the information in such a concise way. 👍👍However, they called me OUT at the 12:00 mark! 👀 LOL 😵
Apparently my claims of changing hydrangeas from white to pink with coffee grounds, or rusted metal, are a mistake.😪😪😪 The change is triggered by something else. **sigh**
I feel like I have brought shame to my gardening ancestors 😕🌸🌸🌸🌸
Hahaha! Not at all! Those types of myths go back well into history and many people were told that they are true! But hey, now you know and can show off your gardening knowledge :)
Very useful information I wish I would have known before I bought all my big leaves hydrangeas I live in zone 6 and I never get any blooms on them because they always die back to the ground and spring up new growth every year......I started my garden 3 years ago
I'm glad you found this video helpful! As for your bigleaf hydrangeas, you could try a method like the one shown in this video to help protect the plants during the winter ☺ ruclips.net/video/vHKkDeFbUv8/видео.html
Thank you for your help I have one in pot and is not doing well so I will put it in the ground.
Glad you found this video helpful! We're always happy to answer any questions you have :)
I just bought my first 2 hydrangea. Blue endless summer. After planting should I be adding that acidity stuff you were talking about to get those blooms blue, or will they already come out blue since this is what it already is ??? I Dnt mind of I have to get something to add , I really want them to be beautiful. Although I doupt I'll get anything this first year they are prob only about 1 ft it the nursery pots so I'm guessing it will take a year to bloom....? Is this correct ?
Thank you so much! This was an ad that popped up while watching videos. I live in zone 9, so it's good to hear that hydrangeas can even grow here. I learned a lot. Thanks, again!
Yay! So glad to hear that you found this video helpful 🤗 Always feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions! ☺
Wonderful presentation. I never knew you shouldn’t amend the soil when planting. What about fertilizer? Thank you.
Thank you so much! You can fertilize your hydrangea in early spring, here's a video we made that you might find useful for this :)
ruclips.net/video/R6cdqL06d8w/видео.html
i guess I am pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch new tv shows online ?
@Israel Wesley Flixportal xD
@Armani Julius Thank you, I signed up and it seems to work :) Appreciate it!!
@Israel Wesley glad I could help :D
Would hydrangeas do well in a self watering container? I had planned on using one for a Bobo hydrangea bc we go away and it may not get watered. I would also use mulch to assist with soil retention but i am concerned the plant won’t like this set up if it doesn’t like wet feet. Or maybe the containers ability to stay evenly moist will be perfect? Your thoughts are most wanted! Excellent video.
This is a great question! I would have some reservations about this because of a few reasons - if it rains there is a high possibility that the plant would get overwatered in the container; it also cannot be overwintered in a self-watering container as it would freeze the pot. Here is an article that talks about planting hydrangeas in containers and mentions using self-watering containers, www.provenwinners.com/learn/container-gardening/how-grow-hydrangeas-containers
I hope this helps and please reach out if you have other questions or would like more clarification.
Very informative video. Thanks for the tutorial. My question: For the reblooming Hydrangeas, do you have to remove the flower heads for them to rebloom?
Thank you so much! No, it isn't necessary to remove the older flower heads for them to rebloom. Reblooming hydrangeas produce flowers on both old and new wood - you should only need to prune out a few (if any) dead branches in the spring once the plant starts to leaf out. :)
Thank you fro this video! Could you please confirm that the Lets Dance Can do! leaves turn purple as seen at 5:31 during this video.Thanks.
Thanks so much for watching! Yes, Let's Dance Can Do hydrangea will get this deep burgundy fall foliage, it can be dependent on the temperatures in the fall but I took this photo of our Let's Dance Can Do hydrangeas outside of our office last October ☺
If you check out this video, you can see a photo of the fall foliage starting to change color 🙂ruclips.net/video/Wdxln4dCy2o/видео.html
This is just what I expect from PW. The most informative video on Hydrangeas I've ever seen. Thank you, I'm putting this in my favorites so I can refer to it when I need it. BTW, in the last 3 yrs. I've planted 87 Hydrangeas in my garden, some look great and some didn't bloom. Now I can do some things to try to make them bloom here in NY.
Thank you so much for the kind feedback!
WOW! You sure have planted a lot of hydrangeas, but who could blame you, they are pretty great :) Happy Gardening!
Oh wow!!!! I bet your garden is absolutely beautiful!!!!😊
Great presentation! Sure would be great if there was a blue or purple flowering hydrangea for zone 4... THAT would be a great seller! I also hear a lot of people wishing for a hydrangea that stays white and doesn't change color.
Thank you so much! I have some good news for you! We just came out with a hydrangea, Let's Dance Can Do! that is hardy to zone 4 and it can have purple coloration :)
springmeadownursery.com/plantfinder/lets-dance-can-do-43950
It is still quite new so it might be hard to find in retail right now but will be becoming more readily available.
@@pwcolorchoice Hmmm... I'm a little skeptical because I have the Endless Summer ones and they said zone 4 too, but they don't bloom half the time. I looked at the speck sheet down at the bottom of the link you provided and it says zones 5-9, so not sure why it says zone 4 on that first page? I'm in central Michigan and we've gotten down to -22°F here and our growing season is pretty short, so plants need to be pretty tough. Could it be true? Could there really be a blue hydrangea that not just survives, but CONSISTANTLY blooms in zone 4? And fall foliage too? I'm curious, but have my guard up! 🤔
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane Yeah I get what you mean! Most of those types of hydrangeas will survive in zone 4, however they won't bloom well. The reason we position this hydrangea as a zone 4 is because it will have bud sets that are lower on the plant and more protected against the winter cold so it will have more blooms than other varieties.
I have Annabelle’s can I change the color? I bought the house with them established, I cut them down to the ground once so far. Got only nine blooms that summer but the next year they all bloomed massive! Any hints? I’m in Michigan.
Annabelle hydrangeas are Smooth hydrangeas so you cannot change the color by amending the soil, that only applies to Bigleaf and Mountain hydrangeas. For Smooth hydrangeas like yours, it's a good idea to prune the plant back around 1/3 of its total size in late winter/early spring ☺
Can you successfully transplant an established hydrangea without damaging it
Liked your presentation so much I’m a new subscriber 😊
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed the video! You can certainly transplant an established hydrangea, it will need some extra care to get established in its new location and you may see some drooping as it does so but as long as you keep it well watered it will be okay! Fall and spring are good seasons to transplant in as the temperatures are a bit more mild. It's also a good idea to give it a 2-3" layer of mulch to help keep the roots insulated ☺
Beautiful I’m in SoCal zone 10b Will the mini grow here?
Our dwarf panicle hydrangeas are all hardy to zone 8. 'Limelight' would be the best panicle for your zone but it does get to be 6-8' tall and wide. I hope this helps!
Very helpful thank you. What’s the difference between your wee bit grumpy and wee bit giddy? I can’t see a difference in descriptions.
Thank you for the kind feedback! The main difference between Wee Bit Grumpy and Wee Bit Giddy is that Wee Bit Giddy has better reblooming capabilities.
Another difference between them is their color profiles - Grumpy will get a deeper purple color (when soil is amended).
@@pwcolorchoice Great, thanks.
I know you said not to amend the soil but I live in Georgia. Clay soil. Does that stand true fpr clay soil? Also I just got a purple hydrangea. Will it stay purple in acidic soil?
Yes, that still holds true for clay soil. You want to plant in the native soil as it will ensure you aren't creating any drainage issues. Here's a helpful article we created on this topic, www.provenwinners.com/learn/how-plant/should-you-amend-your-soil-when-you-plant
Generally speaking, acidic soil, with a pH lower than 6.0, yields blue or lavender-blue hydrangea blooms. Coloration can depend on the type of hydrangea but if yours is already purple and in acidic soil then you should be just fine. It's always a good idea to test your soil to ensure that you don't need to amend it in order to keep the purple coloration. I hope this helps!
Does PW have a 10 A hardy Hydrangea? I used to live in P.A. and I miss having them in my garden! Tx.
Unfortunately, we do not. But we do have a lot of fantastic shrubs that will grow in zone 10! Here's a link for you to check them out :)
mypwcolorchoices.com/all-plants/?jsf=epro-products:sheight&tax=pa_zone:225
Do you have any recommendations on how to properly plant very small hydrangeas? I just ordered by mail several quart size hydrangeas in multiple different varieties. They're no more than three inches tall some of them have very small green buds on them some of them just look like a stick in the dirt. I want to plant them in a way that gives them their best chance possible. Any advice would be helpful, thank you so much.
Congrats on your new hydrangeas! You'll want to water them well for the first growing season as they get established. It is also a good idea to give them a good 2-3" layer of mulch to help keep them from drying out too quickly.
this is a great video. the problem is one plant has many names. that can be confusing
Thanks so much! Plant nomenclature can certainly be a bit confusing! If there's anything I can help clear up or explain more for you, don't hesitate to ask :)
@@pwcolorchoice ty
Thank you for video very good tips, I have one question could you please let me know last year I bough a smooth hydrangea from PW and pink colour through out the whole summer I only got 1 flower and it white I don't know what I did wrong hopefully you have the answer thank you in advance .
Thank you for the kind comment! What type of hydrangea do you have? As in, what is the name of the hydrangea?
@@pwcolorchoice hi the name is Incredible blush thank you for reply.
@@kimmytran9613 Great, thank you for that information! Depending on when you bought the hydrangea, it could have been pruned, removing all of the flower buds for that year. As for the white coloring, it is hard for me to know exactly without seeing the plant, but it sounds like the plant was accidentally mislabeled at the garden center you purchased it from. I recommend contacting the place you got it from and letting them know.
@@pwcolorchoice thank you so much for the quick response and I will do.
@@kimmytran9613 Of course! Feel free to reach out if you end up having more questions. Happy gardening :)
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Any suggestions for extremely hot climates like Central Texas?
We have a great video that helps address this! You can watch it here :)
ruclips.net/video/Pt8fW1amzuE/видео.html
I think the only suitable ones we can grow is oak leaf hydrangea
I've left old wood. Trimmed it. Fed and adapted the soil and everything else I can think of but still have two that will never bloom, no matter what I've done.
Do you know which type of hydrangea you have? Also what zone are you in and how much sun do your hydrangeas get?
What if your soil is clay soil, or mostly chert. Do you still advise to not amend the soil with composte, potting soil, soil conditioner or sand.
Great question! Clay soil can definitely be difficult for people to work in, but for the roots of most shrubs, it’s really not that challenging, and no special concessions need to be made. Often, amending clay soil will result in a phenomenon called "the Bathtub Effect," this most commonly happens with clay soil as it has the smallest spaces between its particles, it’s also the soil that people are most likely to amend. If you do choose to amend your soil, do your best to thoroughly mix your chosen amendment with your natural soil and the backfill before planting. By intermixing the two media, you can “break the bathtub,” however, this truly isn’t necessary. All your new shrub really needs to reach its full potential is the right amount of water, sunshine, and time. ☺
Is there any plans to work on breeding Hydrangea aspersions?
We are always looking to expand our plant species and varieties! Some take longer than others because we want to ensure we are putting the best plant out on the market when the time comes.
I just bought three hydrangeas from Costco one ic purple one is white and they both have big leaves and are round ,,one of them is red with small leaves ..the tag says Hortensia and I don’t know what they are no instructions on them ..please could you reply if you know what they are...
These sound like they are big-leaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla.
My hydrangeas are hot pink right now but I want them to be a light blush pink, how do I do that? I am guessing maybe adding a little blue to the soil to dim down the hot pink.
Some hydrangeas will fade coloration or get more vivid as they bloom but amending the soil can only change the color of the bloom to be more purple/blue than pink and not tone down the vividness of the color.
I would like to know more information about Hydrangeas "Merritt Supreme" please and thank you
That isn't a hydrangea we offer but it is a bigleaf hydrangea so all of the information on bigleaf hydrangeas that's covered in this video will apply to that plant :)
@@pwcolorchoice thank you so much. 😍
We have about 40 big leaf hydrangeas, our zip code 49721, we bought them at a local lanscaping store, i think our zone is to cold, for two years all the stems are dead in the spring, cut to ground and all new growth thru the summer, beautiful plants but very few flowers. Last fall i covered all the plants, only to find the top buds eaten off by shrews🥴🥴, the stems have survived but its almost july and only a few of them have any leaves popping yet, so if it doesnt have green leaves by now i trimmed them off. Not sure ill ever win this battle
What time of year are you pruning back those stems? Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood so you don't want to prune them as you'd be removing the flower buds. Do you know which type of bigleaf hydrangeas they are or would you be able to ask the nursery you purchased them from? Once we know their hardiness level then we can determine if the stems are fully dying back each year or if maybe they're just a little later to show signs of new growth. Covering them as you did is always a nice idea to help the flowers next season, but sadly won't protect them from little pests haha :)
Will Annabelle color change? My hydrangeas are blue and I would like to add a different color
No Annabelle's color will not change. Only Bigleaf and Mountain hydrangeas have the ability to change color. Annabelle is a Smooth hydrangea :)
@@pwcolorchoice Thank you..as I remote work and pause to watch your video😊
@@de2296 So glad you found it helpful! If you have any other questions feel free to reach out :)
So what if i want to buy one of your standard form tree Hydrangeas, but i want it in a pot on my terrace, in the city. Which type of dirt do I buy?
(anyone know the answer? I would gratefully appreciate any help.)
You'll buy some potting soil! It'll be nice and light and full of the nutrients your tree hydrangea needs.
I understand no amendment, but would they benefit from a fertilizer at least once a year?
Yes! We actually have a quick video on tips for fertilizing hydrangeas that you can check out here, ruclips.net/video/R6cdqL06d8w/видео.html ☺
How best to transplant endless summer ?
Hello, Julie! You mentioned in your other comment that you live in zone 5. At this point in the season, I would wait until early spring to transplant your hydrangea. You will use the same planting techniques that you would when planting a new shrub. It's a good idea to give the plant a 2-3" layer of mulch and keep it well-watered for the first two weeks while it is getting established in its new location.
How to grow summer crush hydrangeas
Summer Crush Endless Summer Hydrangea is not one of our plants. You can reach out to them for more information on that plant, but it is a hydrangea macrophylla so the same growing rules apply to that hydrangea as any other hydrangea macrophylla.
I have never heard the term BLACK THUMB before. Natalie, are you a descendant of King Leopold. That black thumb belongs to a black hand. The green thumb is a metaphor. Thanks for the info.
I will share this video with all my friends who used to buy your products.
Thank you for watching! 🤗☺
How do I keep my hydrangeas white, They are getting some pink?
A lot of varieties of hydrangeas will naturally get a pink coloration as cooler temperatures come. Do you happen to know which type of hydrangea you have?
Is hydrangea serrata the same aspera please?
Those are two different types of hydrangeas
@@pwcolorchoice Thank you. Can I say there are 7 group or I should say aspera is special one, thank you.
@@user-wz4ue9yc8v We don't currently offer any hydrangea aspera but our breeding team is always working on introducing new plants so you never know what may come into our selection one day :)
If Endless summer blooms on old wood are you suppose to leave the ugly white sticks on them?
If a hydrangea blooms on old wood, that is correct, you don't want to prune these as you would be removing the flower buds for next year
I want to like hydrangeas but I do not have good luck with them. I do everything I'm suppose to do, but mine stay weak. I'm in zone 5b and I have 9 PW Little Limettas.
By stay weak do you mean the stem strength of the plants?
@@pwcolorchoice may entail that as well. The plants themselves grow but not healthy. They are poor/thin in structure. If reply, could you please push like button so I will be informed of your reply. Thank you :)
@@ginafriend1690 Hmmm how long have you had these hydrangeas? Do you prune them?
@@pwcolorchoice 2 years. Haven't pruned, but need to do so as stems broke during winter
@@ginafriend1690 If you don't mind can you send this information and some photos over to our feedback line so we can help get this resolved :)
www.provenwinners.com/feedback
I hate to tell you but I added coffee grounds to my hydrangeas this year and the color changed (unfortunately) for the 1st time in many years. I won't be doing that again.
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STOP USING THE TERM BLACK THUMB!!!!!
No.
Why?
You should get a life or better yet a job!!!
So complicated! No shrub is worth all of this.
I'm sorry if this is confusing! This video laid out a lot of information and it can seem overwhelming, however we are always happy to help you be successful and if you'd like to send us photos of your hydrangeas with a description of what you are unhappy with, we can give you some pointers on being successful growing them. Here's a link to our feedback line, www.provenwinners.com/feedback
Thanks for the offer of help! I liked your video, but Michigan has short summers. Normally, the danger of very cold temps at night is done by the last week of May or the first week of June. By the end of August, things are overgrown and dying back. Seems like most of these are better suited for the South where it stays above freezing all the time. I will say that the Tickled Pink and Pinky Winky panicle type have finally renewed my faith in these plants. As of May 10th, they actually have leaves along the length of the entire branches. The Mountain Hydrangea, that was marketed as no-prune, actually looked completely dead except for leaves developing at the rootball. The “buds” were brown and hard on the brown stems, so it appears that I did the wrong thing by cutting it back to where I saw signs of life in the Spring garden. Oh well, maybe we will at least get growth and leafing out by Fall. At this point, I don’t care about it flowering, I just want it alive :)
@@kirstennewland6822 With mountain hydrangeas, they often look like that because they have a protective layer around the flower buds to help protect from cold. These types of hydrangeas flower in late summer so it can be hard to see any flower growth until the weather is more consistently warm. I'm sure you will see some more growth on it as the season progresses and then next year just leave those buds on so it can flower :)