Everybody have sex hydrangeas , but not many people hump how to prune them .
If there is anything you desire to know about a shrub , the spot to get along isBroken Arrow Nurseryin Hamden , Connecticut . We ’re here with Carl Galanter , who ’s go bad to show us how to prune apanicle hydrangea(Hydrangea paniculataand cvs . , Zones 3–8 ) .
FG : The first head , Carl , is how do you know you have a panicle hydrangea ?

CG : you may enjoin by how late in the season your shrub flowers . Panicle hydrangeas generally bloom around July , a band afterwards thanHydrangea macrophylla . Panicle hydrangea also bloom on new growth .
FG : Once you know you have a panicle , how do you prune it ?
CG : Along the branches you will see these slight bumps ; that is where the new form stems will be coming out . So I like to prune these hydrangeas hard , but not so gruelling that I do n’t have enough bud to develop into newfangled root .

FG : How much damage did we just do to this shrub ?
CG : None at all . We ’re break down to have a well - maintained shrub with bigger flowers at the end of the season .
FG : What is the best time to do this pruning ?

CG : Late winter to other bound is good — any later in the season and the hydrangea will not bloom .
FG : essentially , the time I do n’t want to be outside , but it will honour me with good flower ? Sounds like it ’s deserving it .
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