Every year I take pictures of my hydrangea bush. I've had a few years where it hasn't bloomed at all and plenty where it's been loaded. This year I have exactly one flower on the whole bush.
My dad planted this for me either the first or second spring that we were in this house. It came from one of the bushes he had in his yard. For that reason alone, it's my favorite thing in my yard.
ooooh, yours is blue! mine is pink and only has a few blooms. two other plants of mine never bloom, so i don't have any secrets on how to get them to bloom.
I know...this is one of my favorite blooms. I love them but like you, mine have not been blooming much for several years lately. So I looked up what to do for them and it amounts to feeding them at certain time of the year. I need to write it down and post it so I get it done this yr. It says to use phosphorus fertilizer and work into the soil early each spring. But it also talked about pruning. I have NEVER pruned mine. But I missed that time frame, it said a month after the last bloom. Mine have been gone longer than that. The best blooming season I had was the summer of 2010 - that was the year that Nashville had the historic floods, my creek came up way into the yard, taking in my bushes...the creek feeds off the near by lake so not only did it get lots of water it got the kind it needed I guess. That year my two bushes were so loaded it was unreal. I had to clip blooms to bring in cause they are reaching and laying on the ground. Try feeding yours this spring.
Brave little flower. I hope it is not feeling too lonely.
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Maybe only one bloom, but a glorious one :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe only one bloom, but a glorious one :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteI've always liked them and what baffles me is that they aren't always the same color
DeleteYour hydrangea is so pretty. Mine seems to be going to plant heaven. Not sure what's wrong. have checked the root but it seems ok
ReplyDeleteThis one has been there for about 30 years and probably has only survived because I wasn't the one who planted it.
DeleteThat one bloom is just beautiful...all the more special with the memories attached.
ReplyDeleteit is beautiful and I love the shades of pink into blue... my mothers yard was full of them
ReplyDeleteI can see why it's so special to you. This post make me smile.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day off, Ann. Big hug to you and lots of scritches to Gibbs. ♥♥♥
Yep, it's like my dad smiling down on me every time I see it
DeleteIt is really pretty, with a lovely soft color.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it though. Oddly, the flowers aren't always the same color and sometimes it will have multiple colors at the same time
Deleteooooh, yours is blue! mine is pink and only has a few blooms. two other plants of mine never bloom, so i don't have any secrets on how to get them to bloom.
ReplyDeleteSome years I get blue some purple and some pink. I've even had it bloom with more than one color. It's always a surprise
DeleteI know...this is one of my favorite blooms. I love them but like you, mine have not been blooming much for several years lately. So I looked up what to do for them and it amounts to feeding them at certain time of the year. I need to write it down and post it so I get it done this yr. It says to use phosphorus fertilizer and work into the soil early each spring. But it also talked about pruning. I have NEVER pruned mine. But I missed that time frame, it said a month after the last bloom. Mine have been gone longer than that. The best blooming season I had was the summer of 2010 - that was the year that Nashville had the historic floods, my creek came up way into the yard, taking in my bushes...the creek feeds off the near by lake so not only did it get lots of water it got the kind it needed I guess. That year my two bushes were so loaded it was unreal. I had to clip blooms to bring in cause they are reaching and laying on the ground. Try feeding yours this spring.
ReplyDeleteI can see why it's your favorite if it came from your dad. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so beautiful and I love that your dad planted it for you.
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