Baby Lace Hydrangea Care

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Baby lace hydrangea care. Likewise other species including the climbing hydrangea will benefit from a trim. Dirr in association with the university of georgia research foundation. Baby lace is a dwarf paniculata hydrangea that is covered in petite lacy white blooms against dark green foliage. When you are growing lacecap hydrangeas start by picking an area that has well drained soil.

In order to be safe it is important that you prune the lace head hydrangeas in june or july. In late july it produces lacy cones of white flowers with a pinkish tinge which go on well into autumn. Lacecap hydrangea care location. You can add fertilizer or food.

Baby lace hydrangea was developed by one of the world s foremost horticulturalists and breeders dr. Lace cap hydrangeas produce flowers on the prior year s growth so the appropriate pruning time is different from many other flowering shrub species that bloom on new growth. You should irrigate the plant weekly daily if its very warm especially if grown on pots. Lacecap hydrangeas typically produce flower buds on the stems starting in august all the way through october for the following summer.

It makes a wonderful cut flower and dries beautifully for long lasting arrangements. Instead plant them at the same level as the soil in their original container. If you wait too long you can damage the bloom buds for the upcoming summer. Lacecap hydrangeas don t need a great deal of pruning to put on a good show simply cut the a few of the oldest stems right back to the base of the plant in late winter or early spring.

Hydrangea paniculata piihp i pp 23 387. This variety is one of the royal majestics hydrangeas within the gardener s confidence collection selected for easy growth mildew resistance and beautiful blooms. Water your lace cap hydrangea once or twice each week during summer when rainfall is less than 1 inch. Such plants fall into rhs pruning group 4.

Plant in moist but well drained acid or neutral soil in sun or partial shade. All sales are in person at our garden center. Mophead and lacecap hydrangeas will bloom satisfactorily with little attention but regular pruning encourages new vigorous growth that can produce a better display. Its smaller size of 4 by 4 makes it perfect for container plantings and small gardens.

In common with other hydrangea paniculata cultivars baby lace prefers a site in partial shade with a moist well drained acid to neutral soil. Pruning group 1 or 6. When planting any hydrangea take care to not plant too deeply.