We're at least a month ahead of most UK gardens when it come to hydrangeas and the mopheads are only just showing new buds on stems I gave them a severe hacking last summer after I got cross with them looking drab in the drought.
The paniculatas are always later to bud and, as @SophieK says, will flower on new wood so be patient, wait for buds to show and grow and then cut back to just above a strong bud on each stem next month when frost is not forecast then give the plant a good mulch to help retain moisture thru spring and summer.
Try striking cuttings with the stems you remove.
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ok, this plant is still not doing anything. I live in a mild part of the country - and the hydrangea is getting 3 or so hours of full sun a day. I've noticed some little nobbly bits near the top of the stems - but zero anywhere else RIP hydrangea?
All my panics are sleeping too but other than deadheading, I prefer not to do regular pruning as many paniculatas can develop big, heavy blooms that flop from mid summer on. But the mopheads started leafing out a couple of weeks ago. Go figure. ;o))
I pruned my hydrangea vanilla fraise back last year as stated on the internet. This year I have no buds and sounds woody like it’s dead, the branches just snap, I have tried lifting it out of the big pot. It’s still rooted, but no signs of growth. I got given it for my 40th birthday as a present.
If all the wood is dead - then the plant is dead I'm afraid. If you scrape the bark at the base of the plant and there is no sign of green underneath then it's a gonner. No matter how you pruned it, it won't have killed the plant. It's almost certainly due to a lack of water Treat yourself to a new one and have another 40th Birthday
They are very easy to take cuttings from around this time of year.
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The paniculatas are always later to bud and, as @SophieK says, will flower on new wood so be patient, wait for buds to show and grow and then cut back to just above a strong bud on each stem next month when frost is not forecast then give the plant a good mulch to help retain moisture thru spring and summer.
Try striking cuttings with the stems you remove.
I've noticed some little nobbly bits near the top of the stems - but zero anywhere else
RIP hydrangea?
Mine in Devon are still asleep
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If you scrape the bark at the base of the plant and there is no sign of green underneath then it's a gonner.
No matter how you pruned it, it won't have killed the plant.
It's almost certainly due to a lack of water
Treat yourself to a new one and have another 40th Birthday
They are very easy to take cuttings from around this time of year.
Take a look here at how to prune them.
You can then keep the plant at the size you want - Page 5
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-trials-and-awards/plant-bulletins/hydrangea-paniculata.pdf
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.