Hydrangeas
For showy ornamental displays, hydrangeas are hard to beat. These attention-grabbing perennials can be pink, blue, purple or white, depending on soil type and a few growing essentials. We show you how to keep your mopheads and lacecaps in tiptop condition for optimum blooming potential.
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Hydrangea With Green Flowers - Cause Of Green Hydrangea Blooms
While their normal summer-blooming color is blue, pink, or white, we all notice those green hydrangea flowers at some point in the season. Why do hydrangea flowers bloom green? Find out in this article.
By Jackie Rhoades
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Hydrangeas That Are Evergreen: What Hydrangeas Are Evergreen
What hydrangeas are evergreen year-round? Are there hydrangeas that don’t lose their leaves? There aren’t many, but evergreen hydrangea varieties are stunningly beautiful – all year. Click the following article and learn more about hydrangeas that are evergreen.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Hydrangea Winter Care: How To Protect Hydrangeas From Winter Cold And Wind
Proper hydrangea winter care will determine the success of next summer's blooms. The key to hydrangea winter protection is to protect your plant. Find what you need to do for your hydrangea in winter here.
By Molly Lavins
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Tips For Pruning Hydrangea Trees In The Landscape
Panicle cultivar tree hydrangeas are beautiful shrubs that can grow into small trees. Prune them in early spring before their new growth begins.
By Teo Spengler
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Spots On Hydrangea Leaves – How To Treat Hydrangeas With Leaf Spots
Hydrangeas are a favorite flowering shrub of many, with big blooms and attractive foliage. However, spots on hydrangea leaves can ruin the beauty and infect other shrubs too. Learn how to treat the hydrangea leaf spot disease and make your plant beautiful again here.
By Becca Badgett
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Late Blooming Hydrangea Varieties For Fall Color
It’s great to have beautiful hydrangeas that keep on blooming into the autumn months. Read about fall-blooming hydrangeas.
By Tonya Barnett
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Preserving Cut Hydrangea Blooms: How To Make Hydrangeas Last Longer
Among methods of keeping cut hydrangeas fresh is the process of dipping stems in boiling water or alum. Learn more about these methods here.
By Tonya Barnett
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Hydrangea Leaves Turning Purple: Treating Hydrangea Leaves That Turn Purple
The sudden appearance of purple leaves on hydrangeas can be alarming. Read this article if you own a hydrangea with purple leaves to learn about common causes and how to fix.
By Kristi Waterworth
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Pink Hydrangea Varieties: How To Pick A Pink Hydrangea Bush For Your Yard
Gardeners often search for pink hydrangea varieties. But finding a true hot pink hydrangea variety may be more difficult than you expect.
By Tonya Barnett
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Hydrangea Botrytis Blight Disease: Treating Gray Mold On Hydrangea Plants
Hydrangeas are rarely bothered by pests or disease, although hydrangea botrytis blight can occur. For more information and prevention, click here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Hydrangea Flowers – When Do Hydrangeas Bloom
When do hydrangeas bloom? This seems like a straightforward enough question, and yet it isn’t. There is no one definitive hydrangea flowering season. When a hydrangea flowers depends on a few things. This article will help explain.
By Amy Grant
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Different Types Of Hydrangea – Learn About Common Hydrangea Varieties
Many people equate hydrangeas with bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophyllia), those stunning shrubs with rounded inflorescences big as a grapefruit. But there are actually a wide variety of hydrangea plant types that might interest you. Learn about them here.
By Teo Spengler
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Do Hydrangeas Rebloom: Learn About Reblooming Hydrangea Varieties
Once they have performed their flower show, hydrangeas stop blooming. This is frustrating to those that want to get their plants to rebloom. Do hydrangeas rebloom? The plants bloom once annually, but there are reblooming hydrangea varieties. Learn more here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Dwarf Hydrangea Plants – Choosing And Planting Small Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are among the easiest flowering plants for a backyard garden, but they can grow into very large shrubs. Those with smaller gardens can still enjoy these plants by planting smaller varieties. Learn more about dwarf hydrangea varieties here.
By Teo Spengler
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Hydrangea Arborescens Care: How To Grow Smooth Hydrangea Shrubs
Wild hydrangea shrubs are more often called smooth hydrangeas. They are deciduous plants native to the southeastern United States. Click here for information about growing smooth hydrangeas in your garden.
By Teo Spengler
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Lacecap Hydrangea Care: What Is A Lacecap Hydrangea
The mophead is the best-known variety of hydrangea, but the lacecap is also lovely. This similar plant offers a more delicate blossom, and is just as easy to grow as its more famous cousin. For more information, this article will help.
By Teo Spengler
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Lacecap Hydrangeas: Growing Mountain Hydrangea Shrubs
Native to regions of Japan and Korea, Hydrangea serrata is often referred to as mountain hydrangea. Read on for more.
By Tonya Barnett