CorseMachin | Mophead Hydrangea Info - Guide To Mophead Hydrangea Care

How do you take care of a mophead hydrangea?
When should you prune mophead hydrangeas?
Should you deadhead mophead hydrangeas?
Do mophead hydrangeas rebloom?
What side of the house do you plant hydrangeas?
Will hydrangeas grow back if cut down?
What happens if you don't prune hydrangeas?
Should hydrangeas be cut back for winter?
How can I tell if my hydrangea blooms on old or new wood?
Do you cut dead blooms off hydrangeas?
How do I get more blooms on my hydrangea?
What month do you deadhead hydrangeas?

How do you take care of a mophead hydrangea?

In most cases, you only need to water during dry spells that last over a week. However, if you are growing mophead hydrangea in full sun, you may have to water more often. Once the summer heat passes, you can irrigate less frequently. Mophead hydrangea care does not necessarily require pruning.

When should you prune mophead hydrangeas?

First, it's important to know that mophead hydrangeas do not have to be pruned back - ever - unless they are very old. Removing dead stems is the only pruning that must be done for the health of the plant, and these can be removed at any time. Dead blooms can also be removed at any time.

Should you deadhead mophead hydrangeas?

Too much fertiliser encourages leafy growth at the expense of blooms. Mophead types have the big snowball-size blooms. ... It's best not to deadhead the faded blooms on the big mopheads. Leave them over winter and cut them back in early spring to the first healthy pair of buds.

Do mophead hydrangeas rebloom?

They will not rebloom, but deadheading will clean up the plant and make way for the next year's fresh flowers.

What side of the house do you plant hydrangeas?

It's recommended to plant Hydrangeas on the side of the house that receives adequate light and coolness. Prepare the soil at the left side if much sunlight comes through that side of the house for Hydrangeas. And it's not only hydrangeas that can live beside the house, other plants can as well.

Will hydrangeas grow back if cut down?

You can take a more relaxed attitude about pruning if you have hydrangeas that set flower buds on current season wood, like panicle and smooth hydrangeas. ... Even if you cut canes back to ground level during dormancy, the shrubs will grow back and produce blooms in spring.

What happens if you don't prune hydrangeas?

Prune hydrangeas like these in late winter or early spring, as new growth is appearing. You can shorten existing stems or cut stems to the ground if winter has killed them. With these and all hydrangea shrubs, if you choose not to prune, you're not hurting the plant.

Should hydrangeas be cut back for winter?

1. To get bigger flowers, cut them all the way back. In late winter or early spring, these shrubs can be cut all the way back to the ground. Smooth hydrangeas will produce much larger blooms if pruned hard like this each year, but many gardeners opt for smaller blooms on sturdier stems.

How can I tell if my hydrangea blooms on old or new wood?

Old wood is quite simply, last year's wood. Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood set their flower buds in late summer on stalks that have been on the plant since the previous year. Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood include the mophead, bigleaf (macrophylla), lacecap and oakleaf varieties.

Do you cut dead blooms off hydrangeas?

"Stop deadheading in the fall, when bigleaf hydrangeas produce their last flush of flowers, to enjoy the dried blooms throughout the winter," she says. "These can be removed to help produce healthy buds in the spring."

How do I get more blooms on my hydrangea?

How to Get More Smooth Hydrangea Flowers:

Plant smooth hydrangeas in full sun if the soil stays moist. ...
Water them during times of drought, especially during the heat of summer.
Amend the soil with organic matter (such as compost).
Prune stems back in early spring, just before new growth emerges.

What month do you deadhead hydrangeas?

Simply deadhead in late winter or early spring by cutting last year's spent flowers off and prune an inch or two down to the next set of healthy buds that should be developing. Mountain, oak-leaf and rough-leaf hydrangeas also only need the same minimal pruning as the mop-head and lace-cap require.