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By Googie

cheshire, United Kingdom Gb

DO I CUT MY HYDRANGEAS BACK AT THE END OF THE SEASON OR LEAVE TO SPRING. THEY DID NOT FLOWER THIS YEAR SO I AM TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT FOR NEXT YEAR.




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Leave until the spring, cutting back anytime before April promotes growth which will get frosted in the winter.
The only thing I would do is to clean out the old leaves from the shrub, leaving old flower heads on (when you have some) this protects the undeveloped flower heads for next year.

9 Sep, 2008

 

Hydrangea macrophylla do not normally need any pruning other than to remove the old flower heads as suggested.
Hydrangea paniculata may be cut back to a few inches above ground in February.
Ditto H. arborescens.
All the others need no pruning except to remove dead branches and old flower heads.

9 Sep, 2008

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