How to prune Incrediball hydrangeas
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Incrediball hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens), by Proven Winners, are very easy and forgiving to prune. They bloom on new wood, not on overwintered wood, so you’re not pruning off any flower buds when you prune during the colder months. Flower blooms grow fresh in the springtime on young green shoots.
In general, you’ll get a great show of flowers if you prune them once a year, either in late fall or early spring. That said, they can usually survive being cut right back to the ground and even thrive with no pruning at all (as they’re native plants). But, like other PW Color Choice shrubs, some careful pruning once a year will help them to create a strong, permanent framework of woody branches that can support blooms year after year.
👩🌾 Here’s how I prune Incrediball Hydrangeas: 👩🌾
1. Remove any branches that are dead, dying, diseased, or damaged. Take them right down to the ground to create space at the base of the plant. This will help with air circulation and decrease moisture-related pest and disease issues.
2. Remove any branches growing in odd directions, including branches growing inwards towards the center of the shrub, as well as crossing/rubbing branches. Try to leave a permanent branch framework where main stems are coming up out of the ground and extending out into open space from the center of the plant.
3. Cut the whole shrub back by 1/3 of its total height. So for a 4’-5’ Incredible Hydrangea, you’re generally cutting off a foot or two of growth. This length includes the flowers (take that into account if you dead-headed the plant in the autumn). So, a 4’ hydrangea shrub would be about 2’8” tall after pruning. I like to prune the main stems so they’re in a rounded shape.
0:05 Pruning Incrediball Hydrangea (Proven Winners)
0:21 When To Prune
0:50 Smooth Hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens)
0:55 Pruning For Strong Stems
1:05 Incrediball Shrubs Are Easy To Prune
1:18 Overview Of Incrediball Pruning Process
1:35 Step 1: Remove Dead/Dying/Diseased/Damaged Stems
2:04 Step 2: Remove Inward-Growing, Crossing, & Other Odd Stems
2:41 Step 3: Cut Back Hydrangea By 1/3 Of Its Height
4:09 Other Tasks At This Time
4:39 Incrediball Hydrangeas Are Incredible!
I’ve just found out about hydrangeas I love them !! I now need to put my own in the ground instead of helping myself to other peoples😮!
Just bought some Incrediballs in spring. Unfortunately, they flopped over in a mess due to rains over the summer. Anyone else have this problem? Maybe because they are young and first season? Hopeful for second year- will be pruning very lightly!
I can’t wait to see my incrediball bloom this year.
total flower magic 🥰
I totally love your videos. You are so funny but very good at what you do.
Just got mine pruned toi,too, forward to the new season of growth!
I LOVE a good hydrangea 😊
Heck yes 🙌 🌸 💖
Awesome tips! I have hydrangea too, but I don't need to prune them, the rabbit does the job. lol have a good day
omg I never thought of that!! Hope you're having a lovely weekend 🙌
Love love LOVE green hydrangeas 🌱
😍 ...currently looking for more space in my yard lol...
I bet these make your backyard beautiful come spring!
Yup....I look forward to it each year 🥰
nice vlog! keep sharing! 🥰
I love hydrangeas they've got gorgeous blooms.
Right!? I wonder if I can fit more in my yard lol...
Looking forward to seeing how they turn out!
Me too!! They are magic when they bloom 🥰
Thank you for being fast, articulate and so informative!
Congrats on 1,000 subs!!! YAY!!!!
🎉 Thank you! 🙌 And thank you so much for watching my vids!! I really appreciate it 👩🌾
Thank you! Planting them for the first time this year
Good job on the editing and the fun how to. I love Hydrangeas! My first was a limelight and it towers over my head. I have never pruned it but might give it a try 😆
Thank you!! I'm just learning Final Cut....quite the learning curve lol...but its fun!
These are so gorgeous! Thanks for the expert advice.
You are so welcome! 🌸
Thank you for the tips! Also, you have no idea how much I want to take a leaf blower to your neighbor's roof!!
Love low-maintenance flowers for curb appeal 🏡
The best :) 🙌
How old are the incrediballs you have in your video?
My Fav 😍😍😍😍
Looking to put a fence up behind my hydrangeas. How tall is your fence? Thanks in advance
So helpful!! Just came across your channel and I LOVE it. I have ten Annabelle hydrangeas planted in my garden so this was really useful to watch. Would you prune them after their first summer in the grown? Mine are still very small new plants… doubt they will flower this year.
I just left mine grow on their own terms for a year or two - that seemed to work for me 🤷♀️I like to let young woody plants settle in before removing too many branches
What do you do with your cuttings?
If they don’t bloom on any of the old wood, then why does it matter to try to keep strong stems from the previous year?
Can you dead head in the fall? Do you see any difference in growth the next season if you do? Thanks for this helpful video.
Yes, you can certainly dead-head in the fall. I'm not sure it would make much difference at all the next season. Sometimes the flowers will hold a lot of ice/snow and cause the branch below to break...i think this would be a lot less likely to happen if you deadhead hydrangeas in the fall. I just like the look of them amidst the snow, and I like to know how tall the plant is before I try and prune only 1/3 of it 🤷♀️
Any fertilizer you can suggest for these ? Thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇨🇦
I cut mine back to the ground! Will the stems grow? How long does it take? 😢😢😢
They should grow up from the ground just fine. How did yours do?