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aws99’s Question
I have 9 hydrangas.In April,the leaves started growing on the stalks but a suddenly cold week left the leaves dead.It is now end of May and only new leaves have grown near the middle of the base.Will new leaves grow where the old leaves died?Also,these hydrangas are the type that if you cut them back they do not flower the following year and if so,if I do cut them back now,will they flower next year?
Posted by Walter Simpson on May 24, 2016
Marianne's Response
So sorry about the late freeze and your suffering hydrangeas. Cut the stems back to the point of new growth to tidy up the plants. They will flower next year even if you cut them back now. You may even be surprised with a few blooms this summer if you leave one or two branches unpruned just to see if a flower bedding section of the branch survived the freeze. In your area the \"Endless Summer\" hydrangea varieties would be a better choice as they will flower on new wood and this means a late spring frost will not prevent summer blooms. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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