Hydrangea Pruning

[Arthur2shedsJackson]

Hi,
I was told that hydrangeas only flower on new growth in the second year, and this would appear to be bourn out by the two bushes in my garden which were cut back last year and are not flowering this year on all stems.

The questions is, are you supposed to cut the dead flowered heads off when they die back, or just leave them?

If you don't cut them off, they seem to hang on all winter and are still there in the Spring and look rather unsightly.

 

[MisterFish]

You can remove dead flower heads at any time. Other than that pruning depends on what type of hydrangeas you have. Look HERE to identify yours and HERE for the correct pruning method

 

[Arthur2shedsJackson]

Thanks Misterfish, that covers it !!