How To Pronounce Hydrangea

Identifying your hydrangea variety using the leaves and growth pattern! * Oakleaf hydrangeas/ hydrangea quercifolia - Leaves are shaped like an oakleaf - Blooms on old wood - Hand off unless absolutely necessary. If necessary, prune in summer directly after they bloom * Panicle hydrangeas/ hydrangea Paniculata - Three leaves coming off a single node on a lower area of a main stem - Blooms on new wood - Prune after full dormancy through early spring - All hydrangea tree varieties * Smooth hydrang

It can be confusing to tell these two two different hydrangea species apart because they look so similar when they aren't in bloom. The main differences are the buds and the fact that the arborescens type create their buds on the new growth in the CURRENT year, so pruning them way back will not be cutting off the future flowers. Other varieties include Incrediball, Invincibelle, and the wild arborescens, which is native to the US and is absolutely gorgeous. Whereas pruning a big leaf hydrangea d