Big leaf hydrangea

Learn how to get big hydrangea flowers by understanding how bigleaf hydrangeas grow and selecting the right varieties for your climate.

Hydrangeas are a no-fail shrub for Northwest gardens. Flower colors include white, pink, blue and lilac. A few are actually called "red" but the color is more an intense pink segueing into claret. Flowers can begin in shades of green, turning to deep blue, and finishing up in a shade of maroon.

Hydrangea macrophylla or bigleaf hydrangea is the most common hydrangea shrub and includes mopheads and lace-cap varieties. Here's how to care...

Big leaf Hydrangeas bloom on old and new wood so you need to protect the next season's flower buds that form in the fall. In July remove some stems, then in fall shear off the top third off your plant. Late November or early December, it is very important mulch heavily, or even better, tie the branches together and wrap with burlap. Fill in the burlap cage with mulch. In the Spring uncover when you do your perennials. Once the stems produce leaves, cut out all dead ones and prune it back to…

Hydrangeas are the most googled shrub on the internet. And it seems that blue or pink mophead Hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) cause the most swooning. Except, that is, in colder zones where frustrated gardeners stare at large leafy shrubs with few or no flowers. Pruning at the wrong time could be the culprit (if pruning to…

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Big leaf hydrangeas have gorgeous showy blooms in June and July.

Explore tips for growing and maintaining Hydrangeas, a favorite for their dramatic flowers.

Get ready to discover the diverse and stunning world of Oakleaf Hydrangea Varieties, with their unique colors that will leave you in awe.

photo credit : Dr. Ken Tilt, Auburn University When mophead and lacecap hydrangeas ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) get too tall, leggy, or have o...