Answering netizens' questions on how to deal with hydrangea not blooming and related topics about the cultivation skills for vigorous blooming of hydrangeas, let's explore together next.
This is a problem many people who grow hydrangeas have encountered: whether you buy a pot of blooming hydrangeas online or at a physical flower market, after receiving the hydrangeas, the petals are very colorful. However, after keeping the hydrangeas at home for less than a month, the bright petals begin to wither, and the hydrangeas do not bloom again thereafter.
The issue of hydrangeas not blooming is one most people have faced, especially when they first buy hydrangeas. They bloom only once at home, and for some unknown reason, they never bloom again. The problem lies in the hydrangea itself, because whether bought from a physical flower market or an online flower shop, all the hydrangeas come from the south, with 80% of the hydrangeas on the market originating from Yunnan, China.
Hydrangeas, starting from cutting propagation, are raised in greenhouse greenhouses. They have never seen real sunlight from the beginning of cutting propagation to later root growth and potting. Later, to make the hydrangeas grow and bloom faster, merchants use a lot of fertilizer and water to promote their growth. When they start to form flower buds, they are taken to the market for sale.
The hydrangeas you buy have green trunks and stems that have grown under the influence of water and fertilizer. The reason why the flower buds can bloom so beautifully is entirely due to the greenhouse environment and the use of fertilizers. Because the environment in our homes is different from that in greenhouses, with slightly lower temperatures and insufficient water and fertilizer, it is difficult for hydrangeas to achieve a second blooming.
How to deal with hydrangea not blooming
Overall, the quality of flowers sold in the market today is relatively low compared to the plant quality of a decade ago. You can even consider the plants you buy as disposable flowers. For friends with no experience in plant care, it is difficult to maintain plants that have been grown with excessive water and fertilizer.
How to make hydrangeas bloom a second time?
The simplest way is to prune. After the first batch of hydrangea flowers has finished blooming, cut all the branches from the base. Increase watering and fertilizing during pruning, using compound fertilizer or potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer. Apply the fertilizer directly by irrigation, dissolving it in water and pouring it into the flower soil, making it easier for the hydrangea roots to absorb.
At the same time, place the hydrangeas in a sunny area. After feeling the temperature, the roots of the hydrangeas will quickly sprout and grow. The new hydrangea branches are more likely to bloom. Even if they don't bloom this year, by the Spring Festival of next year, they will become thicker and even woody, and they will definitely bloom in the summer.
Pruning branches is to allow the hydrangeas to regenerate. There is no need to retain the original branches. As long as the roots are alive, hydrangeas are easy to sprout and grow.
The above green plant enthusiasts' net experience with how to deal with hydrangea not blooming and related techniques for making hydrangeas bloom vigorously, hoping it can help you in your daily life!