When do hydrangeas bloom in sc

Few flowering shrubs deliver a summer impact like bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla. Thanks to their ease of rooting and transplanting, they were easily passed down and shared with friends and neighbors. Hydrangeas also offer us that rarest of flower colors—blue. Flower color on bigleaf hydrangeas, including both mophead and lacecap types, can vary from deep blue to greenish white to bright pink.

Blue flowers bloom on hydrangeas growing in acidic soils pH 5 to 5. So, in less-acidic soil pH of 6 or higher , or when aluminum is lacking, the flowers will trend toward pink.

Excessive amounts of lime or other nutrients, particularly phosphorous, can interrupt aluminum uptake, leading to pink instead of blue flowers. Variegated foliage variety of bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla. A double-flowered oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia. Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala : This is a deciduous vine, which climbs high by clinging aerial rootlets.

Leaves are roundish, 2 to 4 inches long. The white flower clusters are 6 to 10 inches wide in lacecap effect. Old plants have a peeling, cinnamon-colored bark. Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia : This deciduous shrub grows to 6 feet tall and has deeply lobed, oak-like, 8-inch leaves, which turn bronze in fall.

The white flowers turn pinkish as they age. Flowers of smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens. Smooth or Snowhill Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens : This is a 5-foot-tall deciduous shrub with oval, grayish green, 4- to 8- inch leaves. Flowers are dull white and bloom late June through September. Peegee Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata : This is a to foot shrub or up to foot tree.

Leaves are 5 inches long and turn bronze in fall. Flowers are mainly fertile, in to inch clusters, white slowly fading to pink in fall. Peegee hydrangeas are tolerant of city conditions and grow well in seaside gardens.

Peegee hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata flowering with white blooms in late summer. Hydrangea serrata is a small to 5 feet tall deciduous shrub similar to H. This information is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement of brand names or registered trademarks by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service is implied, nor is any discrimination intended by the exclusion of products or manufacturers not named.

All recommendations are for South Carolina conditions and may not apply to other areas. I pruned my plants in the spring to about in. This is my first year here. Am I doing something wrong? I live in central Illinois. I accixentlynsprayed my hydrangeas with weed killer instead of bug killer All leaves died and branches look dead! Is it too late?

We moved to a house with a lovely hydrangea that had been in the same spot for at least 10 years. It has never bloomed according to neighbors. I have been in the house 5 years and it has not bloomed. It gets morning East sun and sun till about am. Then it has shade from the house the rest of the day altho exposed to daylight. I cant find anyone to tell me why it doesnt bloom.

My mother in law has them down the street and they bloom. I am not understanding why these don't bloom She took a leaf cutting fall of and planted the growing bush in a pot.

She has moved it from where the mother plant lived full east morning sun to partial shade to full shade. Still no blooms. She used miracle grow and still no bloom. The leaf has red tinged edges and is very healthy. Any advice as to what I need to do please? Received as a gift but without the essential information - the gift giver threw it out. It was a small twig - about 6".

I read as much as I could about planting and this year it is now about 2 ft tall but has yet to flower. Since I don't know which one it is, I hesitate to prune. Any suggestions? I received a beautiful purple Hydrangea plant for Mothers Day and am wondering if I can transplant it outside? Can I transplant once frost date has passed, or at anytime and will it come back year to year?

Too much fertilizer will encourage leaf growth over blooms. May need to cut down stems to the base and start the plant over. Replace as much old soil with fresh unfertilized soil. Do a soil test and just fertilize very little. I have older hydrangeas - at least seven years old They bloomed beautifully the first two years but since then only lush green leaves appear I keep hoping Should I dig them up and try again??

If you do not, take a picture anad show it to domeone at a local nursery. You might be able to save it. How do I keep it alive until mid April? Paid to much for it! Water is important but it is not always the solution to extreme heat. If you can find a way to give the plant some protection say, on the shadier side of a building it will benefit more than it will with constant or excess water,.

I have some climbing hydrangeas that I would like to grow up and over a fence. Just wondering how far apart I should plant them. Any ideas? Thanks :. It is late January. I want to dig up my small bush. It's about 20 inches tall. Can this be done? How would I go about doing it? It is special to me and I am moving from my current home. Thank you. Put it into a pot and plant it in spring, well after the ground thaws. I have a Bobo hydrangea and Bloomstruck hydrangea, neither of which bloomed this year.

The shrubs were healthy and vibrant, but out of 3 shrubs, no blooms! They are 3 years old. I live in zone 4b. I believe I pruned them in late fall last year certainly after the first frost. Could it be that I pruned them too early? I would like to plant some hydrangeas in my yard. Most hydrangeas prefer shady locations and do exceptionally well under large trees in dappled sun, though there are some varieties that tolerate more direct sun and heat.

The hydrangea has long been cultivated and there are numerous varieties and species to choose from. One of the most popular ones is the French Hydrangea, H. There are two main groups based on the flowers, the Mophead and the Lacecap. The Mophead has a dome of beautiful but sterile flowers that have a vibrant color wheel.

It is one of the few flowers that will change color based on the pH of the soil, though only indirectly. The Lacecap has a flat formation of sterile flowers on the periphery and fertile flowers in the middle. Another Hydrangea many native lovers will know is the Oakleaf Hydrangea, H. These native shrubs have a coarser texture and a much different shape to them with unique flowers as well. They can tolerate a bit more sun than H. The most common is the standard greenish white, but there are hybrids now that are red.

The oakleaf provides fall color as well with the foliage turning reddish before turning brown and falling. The flower is more conical in shape, starting out creamy white and fading to a pink before turning brown and falling.