When is the best month to prune hydrangeas
Article summary: The best month to prune hydrangeas and the small green plant maintenance experience of hydrangea pruning time and method, details are as follows:
Hydrangea flowers are large and colorful, as one of the "three treasures of the courtyard", they are loved by many flower enthusiasts. The best time to prune hydrangeas is 7-8 months after the flowers fade, which means the latest pruning time for hydrangeas is at the end of August.
Since hydrangeas bloom on old branches, pruning before the end of August this year will allow the old branches to grow new branches, reducing nutrient consumption, making the hydrangea more vigorous, and completing lignification and bud differentiation before winter. This ensures that the flower buds grow robustly, allowing the plant to overwinter in a stable state of dormancy and bloom next year. If pruned after the end of August, the new branches will not have time to lignify and are easily frost-damaged during winter. After the flower buds are damaged, the plant will not bloom the second year.
So, how should hydrangeas be pruned?
In summer, as the hydrangea flowers gradually wither, you can prune the spent flowers without waiting for the flower heads to fall naturally, as this wastes nutrients.
When pruning, select 4-6 strong and even old branches, retain a height of 10-15 centimeters, and then perform shortening pruning on them. At the same time, cut off the dry branches, diseased and insect-infested branches, overly long branches, dense branches, and weak branches of the plant. Finally, remove the axillary buds at the base to reduce nutrient consumption, promote safe overwintering of the plant, and ensure abundant blooming the second year.
When is the best month to prune hydrangeas
After such pruning, the hydrangea plant will have a more beautiful shape the second year, greatly enhancing its ornamental value.
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