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How do I get my mophead hydrangeas to bloom?

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How do I get my mophead hydrangeas to bloom? (post #19346)

bistpro on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 09:23
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My mophead hydrangeas haven't bloomed in years.  They are dwarf varieties.  I do not prune them at all so I am not cutting off the developing blooms.  The soil pH is 6.5 and they are in part shade.  I have given them extra phospate. Do you have any suggestions?

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Hydrangea not blooming (post #19346, reply #1 of 1)

by KimmI in reply to bistpro [original] on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 03:37

Where in the world are you? Some Hydrangeas get winter kill if grown one 5 and colder because the blossom buds are set the previous fall. The Hydrangea macrophilla wife insisted on even though I told here the blossoms would winter kill does that every year. There are some other reasons, but that is the most common. This web site might be of some help.

 http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/

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