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» Dubh_Sidhe - Hydrangea Your pictures are lovely. My grandmother grew perfectly gorgeous hydrangea when she was living at Old House. I have tried but have had no luck with them.I do have a gorgeous large camellia bush that thrives under the shade of the yard's old oak trees. Right now, it is filled with tight but enlarging buds and the leaves are waxy green and healthy. I do not venture into overgrowth or woody areas around here. Too many snakes in the foothills. -- posted by Dubh_Sidhe » Marge_Talt - Re: Hydrangea In response to message posted by Dubh_Sidhe:Hi Virginia, Welcome to Gardening in Shade! Thanks! Glad you like the pix. I love hydrangeas and wish I had all of them:-) Where are you? If you can grow camellias, you should be able to grow hydrangeas. If your area has a lot snakes, don't blame you for staying out of the brush...esp. if they are poisonous ones! They are very beneficial critters, who usually try to stay away from humans, but they are also easy to encounter when you're not expecting it, which is startling, to say the least:-) -- posted by Marge_Talt » Red - Re: Re: Hydrangea In response to message posted by Marge_Talt:Marge, I love hydrangeas and they are my mother's favorite. I have a blue one but it never flowers. I was wondering if you have any suggestions? This will be the 4th year. I have tried feeding it special fertilizer and followed the directions of the nursery personnel. It always grows hoards of greenery but never any blossoms. Hope you can help. I want to see blooms on it. -- posted by Red » Marge_Talt - Re: Non Blooming Hydrangea In response to message posted by Red:Hiya Mary, Welcome to Gardening in Shade!. Well, do you know what zone you're in or what your minimum winter temperatures are? It sounds like you have one of the H. macrophylla varieties and the are often not bud hardy in areas colder than USDA zone 6 - avg. min. winter temps -10°F (-23°C). If you're in a warmer spot than that, are you pruning this plant in late winter or early spring? If so, you could be cutting off the flower buds. If you have bambi as a regular visitor to your garden, that could be another reason...they do love hydrangea buds. Where do you have this child planted? Sun, shade, east/west/north/south aspect? Near or far from the house or any shelter from winter winds? If bud hardy, a hydrangea that's been in the ground for four years should be blooming. If you fertilize (which isn't really necessary, as these are not greedy plants), use one that is low in N as too much nitrogen will encourage leaf growth at the expense of flowers. Where did you get it? Was it from a nursery in your area, or was it a florist's hydrangea? -- posted by Marge_Talt
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