Baby Lace Hydrangea Pruning

Make cuts at a 30 degree angle at a joint or bud.

Baby lace hydrangea pruning. Blooms on new wood so can be pruned in autumn or very early in spring. Plant in moist but well drained acid or neutral soil in sun or partial shade. 1 to avoid disrupting the next season s flowers. Dirr in association with the university of georgia research foundation.

Baby lace hydrangea was developed by one of the world s foremost horticulturalists and breeders dr. Use hand pruners for limbs up to 1 2 inch in diameter and lopping shears for larger limbs. If you need to prune panicle hydrangea flowers on new growth so it s fine to prune in winter before or just as new growth begins. Hydrangea paniculata baby lace paniculate hydrangea baby lace will reach a height of 1 2m and a spread of 1 2m after 5 10 years.

Lacecap hydrangeas easily identified with their blue or pink flowers are best pruned only in the summertime. Pruning lacecap hydrangeas do not have to be done at any particular time. Feed regularly during the growing season. But if your lacecap hydrangea is starting to get too big or too old you might want to consider pruning and removing dead blooms at the same time.

Prune annually in late winter to promote vigorous new growth pruning time. To avoid pruning make sure you provide enought space to grow its potential 4 tall by 4 wide. At that time you re not pruning off flowers. If needed prune for shape after flowering.

Lacecap hydrangeas bloom on the previous year s growth and should not be pruned after aug. Midnight duchess princess lace and queen of pearls varieties. If needed prune for shape after spring flowering. Avoid fall pruning as flower buds are set in fall for the following spring.