With so many varieties of hydrangeas, you're sure to find one you love for your garden, from blue or pink mopheads to delicate, white lacy blooms. However, your delight may turn to disappointment in a ...

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

When most people talk about hydrangeas, they are almost always talking about Hydrangea macrophylla, commonly called Mophead, Lacecap, Bigleaf, Hortensia, French, and/or Florist Hydrangea. These are ...

Distinguishing traits. Bigleaf hydrangeas form full and dense symmetrical shrubs. They have large flower clusters in shades ranging from white to pink, blue and purple that fade naturally and ...

Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood can finish flowering so late in the season that pruning them after they bloom may not leave enough time for them to form flower buds for next year. It’s often best to ...

Due to the high pH soil in the Kansas City area, the bigleaf hydrangea usually blooms pink. To get the blue shade, lower the pH with sulfur. Courtesy Johnson County Research and Extension A commonly ...

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and ...

Photo caption: Panicle Hydrangea at peak bloom around August. Myriad Hydrangea varieties make it easy to choose those that stay dwarf without trimming. Q: I have a hydrangea shrub that may need ...

Hydrangea bushes flowering in a garden on a sunny day - Svechkova Olena/Shutterstock With so many beautiful varieties and colors, hydrangeas are a staple plant in many gardens. However, to ensure ...

“I purchased some beautiful blue hydrangeas a few years ago, and they have not performed well since the first summer. The few flowers I do get are more of a pink color versus the blue color I ...