A bit of fertilizer will also help your hydrangeas to bloom to their fullest potential.
We are in the Houston area and are not as familiar with the Dallas growing area.
Apr 08, Trimming should be done immediately after flowering stops in summer, but no later than August 1. Do not prune in fall, winter, or spring or you could be cutting off new buds. Tip-pruning the branches as leaves emerge in spring can encourage multiple, smaller flower heads rather than fewer larger flower shrubdrop.clubted Reading Time: 3 mins. May 10, Prune the hydrangea to reduce its size.
If your hydrangea has grown quite large, you can prune it in June or July (just after the blooming season) to contain it a bit. Trim back the branches by 1/3 to the nearest joint.
These types don't require pruning at all, just maintenance for plant health such as cutting out dead, diseased, damaged or crossing branches.
In most cases hydrangeas will grow back quite quickly, so you may not be able to maintain the smaller size for long%. Sep 24, Hydrangeas that bloom on old growth should only be pruned after flowering. Others bloom on new growth and should be pruned before they wake up in spring or as they are going dormant in winter Mophead and lacecap hydrangeas can be pruned in late winter or early spring The climbing hydrangea should be pruned in summer after floweringEstimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
To make sure you don’t end up nipping off any flower buds, never prune your hydrangeas in the fall. It’s tempting to do when all the flowers and leaves start to fall off for winter, but you’ll just end up with a flowerless bush the following year. If you need to prune your hydrangea, wait until after it has bloomed, and work around all the stuff you want to keep.
Growing hydrangeas in Texas is totally possible. May 20, This really depends on the type of hydrangea that you get. When the winter comes, hydrangeas lose all their leaves and you are left with branches just sticking up out of the ground (this is the part where you have to remind yourself how pretty they look the rest of the year). You might be tempted to trim down those sticks.