How to Pronounce Hydrangea (correctly!)

This is one of the most confusing plants for plants! This kind of hydrangea is a macrophylla, or big leaf variety. There are several other types of hydrangeas, including panicale, arborescens (ilke Incrediball and Annabelle), and climbing hydrangeas). Within this category there are serrata (a category) and other hybrids, such as Endless Summer (a trademarked hybrid). Some people cover them with burlap. I don't have time or interest in that but I've heard that can help protect them from the cold.

I get questions from clients all the time about which hydrangea they have and when to prune them every day. This is a confusing topic so you’re not alone if you are also confused!This is the old “wood”/new “wood” thing—meaning, if the plant forms buds in the late summer/fall for the NEXT year’s flowers, it’s on the “old” wood. This is the macrophylla species and all of its various types and bred types (cultivars). Don’t cut these stems unless you need to control for size, which I would do in the

It is so intoxicating to see a macrophylla/“big leaf” hydrangea covered with blooms. They’re great for more temperate climates but cold freezes can kill the buds and then they just won’t bloom. Just managing expectations over here. (Other factors for poor performance are not enough water or light, and poor soil which is not acidic enough….they’re divas!)Yeah, the USA recently updated their hardiness zone maps but I’m not getting too excited about that, personally. Climate change includes wild sw

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