Have you got some photos @fionabb99jk05qW_E? Also - how are they being grown? What care have they had etc? As already said in this thread, a young plant will take some time to establish, and if growing conditions have been poorer for any reason, it can take longer for them to really get going. Hydrangeas of any type tend to grow very readily here, but they do need some care, and the way they're being grown is a factor. Food, soil and location are the main ones. Frost is no problem , other than affecting any new growth after pruning, which was certainly a problem this year. Some of these newer ones need a bit more food, and better soil than many of the others.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had a couple of these, but they never did very well for me either here in the e.midlands, when planted in a sunny border with a very good soil, so were hoiked out after 3 years. I think they are a bit of a fussy cultivar and probably better grown as a container plant, with plenty of sun, shelter from wind and with little or no competition from nearby plants and shrubs and probably some pampering.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I had one here in Buckinghamshire. It flowered once , then the next year it went pink and thar was that. I think it’s a fussy plant and needs special care , unfortunately I don’t know what that care is. I just keep it pink and that’s it.
I've got to say, you couldn't pay me to have it. I think it's hideous! Doesn't look as if it's as easy and prolific as the promotion of it would suggest
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sorry can't work out how to change size of pics ...they are planted in a sunny position soil is not particularly acidic I do feed them with a well known plant food for acidic plants .I have tried pruning back also not pruning doesn't seem to make a difference ..I did loose a few plants like everyone with late frost this year but these seem no bigger than last year ...I have a rhododendron and it is growing 🤷
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What care have they had etc? As already said in this thread, a young plant will take some time to establish, and if growing conditions have been poorer for any reason, it can take longer for them to really get going.
Hydrangeas of any type tend to grow very readily here, but they do need some care, and the way they're being grown is a factor. Food, soil and location are the main ones. Frost is no problem , other than affecting any new growth after pruning, which was certainly a problem this year.
Some of these newer ones need a bit more food, and better soil than many of the others.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Doesn't look as if it's as easy and prolific as the promotion of it would suggest
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...