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Hydrangea
Debbie neath
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My hydrangea flowers have just about finished.. when do i reomove the dead flower heads ?
I am new to gardening and any advice would be welcome
many thanks
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It depends on what kind they are. If they're mopheads or lacecaps it's best to leave them on till next spring as they keep the frosts off the new buds forming behind as they flower on wood made during the previous season.
If they're paniculata types they produce flowers on new wood so you can remove the flowers now if you don't like the faded look as they age. Next spring, prune the plants back to a decent set of buds low down each stem and give them a generous dollop of pelleted chicken manure to encourage new growth and lots of flowering stems.
Thank you. Obelixx
i think one is a lace cap and the other is a mop head variety
I have two climbing hydrangeas - petiolaris and seemanii. Does anyone know whether they should be dead-headed now?
Petiolaris seed-heads and the remains thereof look lovely in winter
In the sticks near Peterborough
I inherited a hydrangea when I moved in. As you know I'm a bit of a novice and wondered how you tell the difference between mop heads and paniwotsits.
Different shape Yvie - mop heads look like - well...mops heads
Kind of a pudding-y shape.
and paniculatas are like chunky buddleia flower heads.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
One 'mop head' coming into full bloom.
Paniculata means cone-shaped so pointier flower heads.
leaving the heads on over winter gives winter interest - then cut them back in late spring, after the frosts. I have found they need a damp situation - one of mine gets very dry and never flowers! I guess I ought to move it....one day.
That's a lovely bloom David Matthews2.