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Climbing Hydrangias Flowers

ecopsych9ecopsych9 Posts: 2
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Climbing Hydrangia : are the flower blooms subject to frost? Last year mine produced lots of flowers which failed to open into white petals, i.e. they remained in a kind of bud form. This spring the flower buds have turned a pale brown and I was wondering if this was frost damage.

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I think it probably is frost damage.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    Some information here about how to deal with frost damage on hydrangeas: https://blog.firsttunnels.co.uk/hydrangea-recover-from-frost-damage/

    “Frost damaged hydrangea can look rather unsightly. You may be tempted to act straight away. But it is important not to act too quickly. Do not be tempted to prune away the dead or damaged material until all risk of frost has definitely passed. If you prune your plants too quickly, and another freeze strikes, you risk exposing new parts of the plant to damage. Pruning will also sap the plant’s energy and may make it more difficult for the plant to recover.

    Wait until warmer weather arrives, then prune back to the next healthy bud or set of leaves.”

    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hydrangea petiolaris is a lace cap variety ... that’s why not all the ‘buds’ opened last year. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mrs_GrohlMrs_Grohl Posts: 13
    I thought they weren't flowering yet? Arent they supposed to start later? 
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