r/hydrangeas

hello, I bought these at a nursery. they already looked liked this when purchased. I did prune the brown leaves incase something was spreading. do I cut off these flowers? or leave it? how do I help this little guy? thank you

I have no idea how I am supposed to properly prune this Hydrangea, knowing different hydrangeas like differing pruning strategies. Its colors are purple/blue in summer and turn pink in the fall. We are in Wisconsin and just starting to warm up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Moved from Florida to Michigan last winter. Come Spring/Summer 2025 we had the most beautiful hydrangea. I do not have a green thumb although I am working on it. I didn’t prune and then snow fell super early. Will this flower this year? What can I do to help it? I will be removing the leaves from the bed of course.

Hi everyone! I’ve always wanted to grow hydrangeas at home, but my flower bed gets full sun all day. Because of that, I’m planning to keep one in a pot on my shaded porch instead.

I recently picked up a really beautiful hydrangea from Costco, but after reading online, I’m seeing a lot of people say these won’t bloom like this again and are more “gift” plants. Some suggested buying from a nursery or florist instead, especially if I want repeat blooms.

I live in zone 8b and I’m very new to gardening, so I’m a bit confused now. I’d love a hydrangea that blooms continuously (or at least reblooms) through summer.

Should I keep this plant and try to care for it properly, or return it and get a different variety? If so, what type of hydrangea would you recommend for a beginner in my zone?

Any advice would really help and will appreciate if you can give me some yips to replant and take care of it.

Dammit. We are in for two potential mornings of near freezing temps on Sunday and Monday. It’s otherwise been pretty warm and today is rainy.

Do I need to temporarily cover these mophead hydrangeas in burlap?

I did so in late winter when they were just sprouting leaves, then took the burlap off and we got hit with a freeze and they lost all of their leaves. This is their second effort in growing leaves.

Unsure if they would instantly freeze/wilt in 34* temps. But if I’m guaranteed to lose these leaves, I’ll wrap them in burlap again.

Ugh!

I bought this hydrangea from a garden centre and put it in a pot around the 20th of March. I used peat free multi purpose compost, fed with powdered hydrangea feed and then seaweed extract and watered this in.

I’m in Essex, England so the weather has been consistently cold!

Some of the stems are green when scratched but nothing seems to be happening? I think it’s still alive and is worth preserving with but have been told otherwise by family / friends.

Can someone please tell me if it’s alive and will come back? Thank you!

I got her last year and has never been repotted. It seems like they’re happy, since I started trying to take care of my plants. I fertilized, but now I’m thinking if i should repot or leave her as is.

First blooms are coming in! I have tons of different colors and types, but only the pinks and whites have stated to bloom. They are 3-4 years old.

How screwed is this plant for the season? I bought this last year and transplanted them after the last heatwave. My yard guy doesn't come in the winter but somehow the branches keep getting shorter when he mows our yard. Any hope for this year or do I just have to be patient and wait for buds for the next year?

Please give me good news. I paid a guy (a landscaper who cuts my neighbor’s lawn) to cut my lawn. He came for the first time today and I guess he mistook my beautiful hydrangea for a giant weed. Is there any chance it will recover?

Hi! I have a 3 year old limelight prime panicle hydrangea. I live in Denver area. It was looking BEAUTIFUL and had leafed out completely. Well, this weekend we got hit with a big freeze. Probably down to 25 degrees with an inch or two of snow. My other two panicle hydrangeas suffered minimal damage, but this one is completely wilted. I gave it quite a bit of water yesterday. Is it a goner? (Yes- I know rocks aren’t the best idea- but it’s how it is and they have done great in this spot for 3 years)

I’ve not had luck with Hydrangeas in the past. Anyone have any advice on helping me keep this thriving and beautiful?

I pruned these a couple weeks ago when I know the time was right but I believe I trimmed them too hard back? I trimmed them just above the first or second buds in the similar fashion I can see on the previous old wood.

The rest of the patch needs some TLC, we will remove the weeds. There are stones all around - should we be removing these and replacing them with mulch?

Is there any chance these will actually bloom this year?

Hi, will these be okay and come back? It did rain a lot the past couple days. Thanks!

I picked up this Cascade Hydrangea (Fresco) today. I have seen lots of videos and pictures of them and I was really excited for it. However, once I got home I did some research and this variety only blooms on old wood and it says to never prune them. This one looks like it’s been pretty heavily pruned as did all the others at the garden center. Will I get any blooms on this plant this year?

I’ve never had any experience with hydrangeas at all. This is actually one of MUM‘s plants she got as a gift this year. This is probably going to be a silly question but all those black spots up the stems. Are they supposed to be there or are they a whole lot of scale bug or something? Also I’ve noticed there’s a whole heap of new growth everywhere all over the plant, so what should I do with all the dead stuff? Leave it there or cut it all back.?

Hi! First time planter, I have these two (three but one is florist) that I want to plant. I am in I think zone 9a (I live in TX). What are your tips for a first time planter? I have an area of my yard I plan to tear up the grass and mulch it for a garden. This area of the yard is long like maybe 10-12 foot long but not incredibly wide maybe 3/4 foot wide (shown in picture) My MIL has kept hydrangeas for forever, she had a gorgeous massive bush/tree in PA and now finally in TX after 4 years hers do incredible each season.

I know additional watering with our summers is required!

So many questions. When we bought our house 4 years ago these were little guys that grew extremely fast into full beautiful hydrangeas. One year I cut them down about 2 feet and the next summer all the blooms drooped because the branches were too thin. So this year I just thinned them out and dead headed and now they’re too big that the sun is getting them and burning the leaves 😭 why should I do?! Prune in late spring?? Let them burn?!