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Pruning Hydrangea

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  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Ohh thank you, you are kind @Fairygirl, but I fear they wouldn't survive the trip
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You never know Mary - we can give it a shot if they take.  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I would send you the cost of the postage..........sounds like a plan. Thanks FG
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've done a couple Mary. I'll see what happens. They might  be too firm, but they seemed not bad. Fingers crossed.
    No need for postage if they work out well enough. Consider it a wee present from Bonny Scotland.... ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    Any tips on propagation?  I've a couple of heads in a vase, with about 1/2 ft of stem, that have already travelled 200 miles.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I did a couple of softwood cuttings Wayside. Took about 6 - 7 inches of new wood, which was still pliable. Cut below the joint, stripped most of the leaves off, and put them in a pot of part compost, part vermiculite. Watered and put in a sheltered spot.
    No idea if they'll work!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I did the same as FG last year...........very successfully, it was a mophead hydrangea 
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    watch GW. tonight, section on Hydrangea cuttings.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    punkdoc said:
    watch GW. tonight, section on Hydrangea cuttings.
    How serendipitous, great, thanks. 
  • Joy ElisabethJoy Elisabeth Posts: 32
    Feb 2020  Hello!
    I live in Hampshire.  My hydrangeas busy putting out their shoots.  Is it ok to prune now or should I wait a bit longer?
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