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Hydrangea Paniculata has never bloomed!
Hi,
I live in zone 6. I have planted a hydrangea paniculata about 4 years ago. It came as just a small stick and roots in a bag from a chain store. It has grown bigger every spring and puts out green leaves but it has never ever flowered, not a single one. What am I doing wrong?
Posted by Lindsey Erbentraut on May 26, 2019
Marianne's Response
Patience. You purchased a young hydrangea bare root at a bargain price. It may take 4 to 5 years for a young shrub to grow mature enough to bloom. (Wisteria can take as long as 7 years.) The Hydrangea paniculata also needs at least half a day of sun to flower. I suspect you will be blessed with blooms in another year or so. Work some slow release plant food such as Osmocote into the root system in late spring to speed up the process a bit. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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