A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Shrubs and Trees Hydrangea Question

I have searched & I cannot find my paperwork on my Hydrangea. It is supposed to be a "Nikko Blue". that is what the tags on it, said.

I was of the impression that it grew from old wood, and i should not prune it back.

well the bush is beginning to come back this spring---from the base--and the previous years wood appears to be dead. This happened the year before last too--I thought then, it was the bad winter, and that I might not of had it protected well enough, but now I am begining to wonder.

I guess the nursery could have marked it wrong ?????

I was wondering how long I let it go before I know weather or not there will be growth to last years wood, and then how do I proceed in the future???

I have 7 hydrangeas.....3 are older, 2 are teenagers, and 2 are babies....

My 2 babies look just like yours Carol.....last year I just left the wood and it just pulled right out after a while because it was dead. I don't think leaving it will hurt anything, not since it's coming up at the base. I'd just leave it for a while to make sure.

Thank you ladies for your advice--i will leave it alone for sure---thanks.--and yes, thios is only its 2nd spring.--well I planted it in 06--so the 2nd year it came back---

they are right. sometimes even the ones that supposedly grow on old wood will bust out from the base instead.

i used to just leave mine until the old wood fell out then cleared it away like fallen leaves.

Thanks for all your help, Joclyn, Loz and Jiffy.

I will leave my Hydrangea as is---and golly it sure is growng fast.--(goody goody). when the old wood falls away, then I will get rid of it.--for now I will 'let it be'.