Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora Pruning
How to care for a hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 1.
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora pruning. Both hydrangea paniculata and h. The paniculata is the only hydrangea that can be pruned into a tree form. 8 10 feet tall and wide is not unusual. This hydrangea does best when.
Genus hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or self clinging climbers with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers. Panicle hydrangeas can be pruned in late fall once the plant has gone completely dormant i e has lost all of its leaves and has been bare for at least two weeks or in early spring just as the new growth begins to emerge. The best form is achieved by keeping it in the six to ten foot range. Panicle hydrangeas hydrangea paniculata include peegee hydrangeas and limelight hydrangeas.
Plant the peegee hydrangea in an area that will get full sun but only if you live in an area where the soil doesn t. This plant can be trained as a small tree by judicious pruning but achieves its best form if grown as a large shrub with multiple stems. Pruning should be carried out in february or march. Add a rich organic material to the soil where you plan to plant the peegee hydrangea.
Choose a full sun to part shade location. Flowers on panicle hydrangeas are panicle shaped cone shaped in contrast to the ball shaped mopheads or flattened lacecaps. Horttube with jim putnam 83 019 views. A desirable trait of all paniculatas is their tolerance for pruning.
Hydrangea paniculata or tree hydrangea duration. One can prune them at any time except when they begin forming bloom heads in the summer. Grow hydrangea paniculata in medium moisture well drained soil that is rich in organic material. Paniculatas often get very large.
Blooms start out white or cream colored but as the flowers age they take on a pinkish tinge. Synonyms hydrangea pee gee. Brad macdonald explains how to prune pee gee hydrangea shrubs.