How To Grow Hydrangeas In Pots - Complete Care Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- If you're dreaming about growing gorgeous Hydrangeas in pots - this guide is for you! In this video I'm sharing with you my best tips on how to grow Hydrangeas succesfully in pots! I'm explaining different Hydrangea tpyes and how to pick the best one for your garden, how to grow Hydrangeas in pots including watering and fertilizing, but most of all - How to make them bloom and what mistakes to avoid.
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You know you’re a gardener when you planted every inch of your spaces! Beautiful plants and information thank you!
Haha that's so true 😁🙌🏻! Glad you found this video helpful!
Thank you for a very informative video. Your balcony garden is absolutely beautiful. With the detailed explanation of each type of hydrangea, and their wants and needs to grow as lovely as the ones you have grown is very helpful. You encourage a beginners to try and show how they too can succeed .
Thank you for the great help in taking care of the hydrangea. And your eucalyptus looks stunning.
Thank you so much! I'm glad that you found this video helpful 🙂
Thank you for the awesome advice! I definitely learned alot about my favorite flower thanks to you! Your Hydrangeas look stunning!! 😍
Thank you for all of this good information on all hydrangeas! I also enjoyed the hummingbird that join you on your video!
Thank you for your video I had beautiful hydrangeas in my garden unfortunately had to sell my home and move to an apartment dew to my health I’m so happy after watching your video I can grow hydrangeas in a pot ❤😊
Thanks do much! I potted three types of hydrangeas and lost the labels so definitely needed the pruning advice.
Wow Very nice flowers plants
and a very good information 👏👏👍👍🎈🎈
Glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
Wonderful information, really helpful
Glad to hear that 😊
Wonderful video! I have 3 in a big pot and I wasn't sure if could apply liquid fertilizer, I also eater them 3 times a week and in summer even daily due to the hot weather here, 91 degrees around... I will start fertilizing with liquid formula, I hope with this I will get more blooms
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! That's a great idea and I'm sure it will make your plants very happy! Just make sure that your fertilizer is for flowering plants - low in Nitrogen but high in Potassium and Phosphorus.
Will do, thanks!
So pretty
Thank you ☺️
Thank you for the info
Have you ever root pruned your hydrangeas that are growing in pots? I planted two big limelight’s & they are already in a 26” huge pots which I don’t want to repot any bigger. I saw in a video that they do quite well this way. I’m going to try this.
No, I haven't 😊. But indeed it's a great way to rejuvenate old plants! I think that Limelight is a bit large to be grown in pots🫣. Little Lime is a dwarf version so would be easier to tame, but I would love to hear back from you! Let me know how it goes, and good luck!
Hi Dominika!! Thank you for the video 🥰, could I ask what will you do with the oxalis and the tuberous begonias in winter? Do you keep the bulbs of both of them for the next season?
Hi! Oxalis Iron Cross is winter hardy so it can stay outside, yes I will keep it, I will probably just repot it into different pot, but Begonias on the other hand are frost tender so you have to dig the tubers and store them indoors during winter if you want to keep them. It is worth keeping your favorite Begonias, because they bloom even more beautiful the following year.
@@17m2garden thank you very much!!🥰
According to their website, we cannot get Plagron, in Canada. Any other suggestions?
Are hydrangeas able to stay outside over the winter in zone 6b?
Thanks
I recommend googling the hardiness of the exact species/variety you plan to grow, as it varies greatly.
Beautiful!!! So where would you keep these pots in winter like in Canada?
Thank you! If you have an unheated garage or a basement where it stays cold but not too low below freezing, that's where you could overwinter them. Give them a splash of water every now and then, like once a month, during that time, so that the roots don't dry out completely.
Is it safe to add the blue miracle grow powder to water for liquid fertilizer each week?
Hi! Yes, I think it even says on the packaging to use it every 7-14 days. And as for your other question - If you're watering it well but it's still turning brown, maybe it's planted in a too sunny location, macrophyllas enjoy morning sunlight but protection from the scorching afternoon sun.
Gracias por esta importante información. Ahora entiendo por qué no ha floreado mi hidrangea, la podé mal, entonces ya no hay posibilidades de que floreen o debo esperar 2 o 3 temporadas sin podar? Tengo una amiga q tiene 16 años sin flor 😪😔
Hola, no hablo español y estoy usando el traductor de Google... pero depende de la Hortensia que tengas. Si es H.paniculata, podarla alrededor de un tercio o la mitad cada primavera, si es H.arborescens, cortarla hasta el suelo en primavera y si es H.macrophylla o H.quercifolia, nunca podarla o simplemente cortarla inmediatamente después terminó de florecer en verano. No olvides fertilizar y regar con frecuencia.
@@17m2garden muchas gracias, thank you very much.
It's blooming!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi! Thank you for your video. I wonder if permanently damaged my hydrangea. It's the beautiful pink one you have. My husband brought it home from grocery store and it had 4 flowers but they dried and I cut them. I am learning how to care for them. Do u think I damaged it and flowers will nit grow? Thank you
Hi! I think you should give it a chance 😊 Perhaps repot it to slightly larger pot, keep well watered and fertilize. It may surprise you with even more blooms next summer 🌸.
@@17m2garden THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your garden is very beautiful
My plant was full grown when we moved here but has never bloomed so I have no idea what type hydrangea it is. How do you differentiate by the leaf?
The leaves are very similar on all types of Hydrangea, macrophyllas have thicker and more glossy leaves and quercifolia leaves resemble those of oak trees. But to correctly identify a plant, you need to see its reproductive organs, i.e. flowers 🌸
Do you leave your hydrangeas out for the winter?
Yes. Hydrangeas are winter hardy and actually need that cold dormancy period in the winter to bloom beautifully the next year. Unless you live in a very cold climate (zone 6 and below) you don't need to protect them or bring them indoors. With H.macrophylla (mophead) you have to be careful in the spring as the late frost can damage the newly forming buds.
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@@17m2garden i am not going to visit you i want to buy geraniums if you are in netherland or london ,, kindly share some best gardens so i could visit them and buy young plants of geraniums thanks
My microfila blooms but turns brown on the bloom then spreads to the leaf? I have been watering to maintain moist soil. They are planted in the ground
Where are you from mam
What about endless summer hydrangeas?
How do you get them to change color?
I pruned my big leaf hydrangea about 3 years ago, when we moved into our now home, before I understood what it was. It hasn't bloomed since. Will it ever bloom again? It does leaf out every year, just no big beautiful blooms.
So sorry to hear that! With proper maintenance it should re-bloom, pruning would only affect the current season's blooms. If it's grown in the ground make sure to give it a good dose of slow release fertilizer in the spring and then again in summer, and don't forget to water during dry spells. But if it doesn't bloom despite all your efforts it might be a good idea to replace it with a new, perhaps more reliable variety.
Stunning video! I'd loved every single second of it! And those plants! Gorgeous! Thanks! 😍
So kind of you to say that, thank you ☺️
U r looking like a flower of ur garden 😍
Absolutely beautiful hydrangeas. Such gorgeous colors. I prune my mopheads in the Spring when the first little blooms appear. Beautiful balcony garden. 🌸 😊
Beautiful flowers you have!
I am growing a few Hydrangeas in the Balcony for the first time this year. I am worried about how to keep them during the winter. Do I water them at all during the winter? My winter gets freezing cold (USDA zone 7) so I'm afraid watering the pot during the winter might freeze the roots and kill them. At the same time, I don't want to dry them to death if that's what's going to happen if I stopped watering the entire winter. Please help!!
Hi! Water them occasionally throughout the fall until the first frost. If your balcony is not covered and they get some rain or melting snow during the winter, this may be just enough moisture. But I recommend checking on them once every two weeks or so, and if you notice that the soil is very dry, it is worth giving them a splash of water (when the temperatures are above freezing). I also recommend wrapping the pots in bubble wrap to prevent the soil in the pot from freezing (you can check out my video on how to overwinter potted plants for more tips). Hope this helps, good luck!
@@17m2garden Thank you!
My balcony is open but the balcony of my neighbor above me is keeping the rain and snow from reaching my plants. Imagine your balcony but with the roof over it.
So only water when the temperature is above freezing. When the temperature is below freezing (most of the time my winter will be below freezing at least during January and February), should I leave the plant alone even if they are frozen dry? I guess there's no point in adding water to the frozen potting mix.
Nice Hydrangeas!!!! Thank you for the awesome Content!!!! : ) I'm about to Pot up a Hydrangea that is in a 1/2 gallon pot i bought at grocery store.. ; )
Thank you so much for your informative video. I learned a lot. :)
I'm very happy to hear that 🥰🌸
Very informative video and gorgeous hydrangeas ! I planted 4 limelight hydrangea trees in pots on my lanai in Florida. After seeing your video I purchased Plagron alga bloom and green sensation but im nor sure how or when to use them . Could you please tell me how and when you used them ?
Hi! Thank you, I'm happy that you found this video helpful!
Alga Bloom is a fertilizer that promotes flowering. Start using it once you notice those first flower buds. It will promote more blooms on ornamental plants or more fruit and veggies on your edible plants 🌸🍅🥒 Continue to use it weekly until your plant is done blooming (or done producing fruit/veg if you're gonna use it in your veggie garden too)
Green Sensation is an additional booster, mix a tiny bit of it with Alga Bloom once your plant has some first flowers.
I use these fertilizers weekly.
@17m2garden thank you so much 💓
Your hydrangeas are SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! And looking at your video, I've learned why my climbing Hydrangea Petiolaris have never bloomed!!! I have to treat it like Macrophyllas! I've tried to inform myself for years why they did not bloom and FINALLY watching your video I found the answer!!! Thanks a lot!
The cultivar of the oakleaf hydrangea in the video appears to be Snowflake(or possibly Snowcicle).
It is a "double", or doubling, and of incomparable beauty.
Thank you for your advice. I love Hydrangeas. I choose to purchase the Lime Lite dwarf so I can put in pots. What size pot should I get? I really don't want to change the pot. I want something for my front porch and because it loves the shade.
thanks for this, I just bought a Hydrangea and it's not doing too well.. it's floppy.. btw, I love your lilies.. do you have any videos on how to take care of them?
Yes it did help me, Thk you! Loved how you described but off course I might read or listen more to absorb it😊😊
thank you for sharing for this video.
Beautiful
I love hydrengas❤
Thanks for the information ❤
Thank you for this lovely and informative video.
Hydrangeas are one of my very favorite plants. I remember playing in my grandmother’s yard where there were many mop head hydrangeas. About once a week I would cut some blooms, poke holes in a paper plate and make a hat, held on my head by a long ribbon across it.
I am now 70 and am having a real problem with any yard work where I have to lean over or squat down, and my back is protesting any time I try to dig a hole in the ground.
I haven’t ever tried container gardening, but after watching this video, I am sure this will be manageable and rewarding.
Merci ❤ beaucoup 💐
Hello! Thank you so much for sharing this lovely story! I'm sorry to hear that you can no longer enjoy gardening as you used to. I think that container gardening definitely has its advantages and can be a good option for gardeners with limited mobility. Perhaps you could have someone install raised beds, taller pots or window boxes for you so that you can enjoy growing plants without having to bend over or squat 😊.
Thank you for help.Wonderful information. I live in India. i have 1 hydrangea plant in my balcony. i need muliple colour hydrangea plants. Can you help me for this. In India where i will get that multiple types which you shown in your video.
Hi! Thank you for your feedback, I'm glad that you found this video helpful! Unfortunately I don't think I can help you with that cause I don't live in India. Local garden centers, nurseries...do you have those? That's probably your best bet. Or maybe plant stores online?
I just bought some beautiful hydrangeas pots from Costco. I wonder should I transfer them to the ground right away so their flowers can last a little longer or would it kill the plants?!
Thank you!
Hi! No, it won't kill the plants, but keep them well watered after planting 🌸
Hi Dominica , can you please guide me if i can plant hydrangea in large rectangular wooden plantars in my garden? How can i protect them.during winter as in i cant remove plant from big plantars to indoors . In that case what do i do? Many thanks
Hi, what hardiness zone do you live in and what type of Hydrangea are you planning to grow?
perfect youtube channel for me, lol. I live in France now, and we have a pretty long balcony, not too wide, but really long, south facing with little to no obstruction from other buildings, and it gets full sun from about 12pm to 6/7pm, like full sun. I tried growing begonias and dahlias, and I did get some blooms earlier in the summer, but they didn't tolerate the canicule/heatwave we had this summer, so while dahlias are my favorite flower, I'm trying to think of more hardy heat loving plants, and I was wondering about hydrangea, and since you're based in France and do balcony growing, I'm hoping I can learn some things here.
I am happy to hear that you found my channel helpful 🥰 Although my balcony is the opposite of yours - I only get a few hours of morning sunlight. This summer was tough, wasn't it? Even in the shade it was hard to keep plants happy... Oakleaf Hydrangeas (quercifolia) or panicle Hydrangeas (paniculata) can be grown in a full sun spot but you will have to water them a lot. But there are plenty of beautiful drought tolerant flowers in the alpines/rock garden category. Roses also love sunny spots and do well in pots 🌹
thankyou🌻
Hello, loved your video! What is the name of the lacecap hydrangea you showed in the video, with the blue center and pink petals around?
Hi! Glad you enjoyed the video! It's a Hydrangea serrata 'Blueberry Cheesecake'.
Very nice
What cultivar is your serrata? I'm obsessed with the blooms!!!!
They are gorgeous, aren't they. It's called Blueberry Cheesecake.
Thanx dear
Thank you for your tips and what a beautiful garden you have!
Many thanks 🫶 Glad you found this video helpful!
I bought a pot of hydrangea Endless Summer, the Popstar variety. This is my first hydrangea. It starts to bloom, but it also has some brown buds. Why? Should I be worried? 😢
Hi! A few dead buds are usually nothing to worry about, it could just be the result of cold snaps in the spring, so just cut them off. But if the new flowers turn brown and the leaves also dry out, it probably means you're underwatering the plant. Also, don't forget that Hydrangea 'Endless Summer' is H. macrophylla, so be careful not to prune it at the wrong time of year.
Thank you for your advice!!! 🥰
Thank you so much! I learned a lot!!
That's a pleasure to hear, thank you for your feedback ☺️!
Help ! I wish I had checked earlier , before I pruned the dead canes off in the early Spring ! My pot was wintering over in the garage , and looked awful . I took the dead canes down halfway , and got scared , so I stopped . It has new growth starting in the middle , but no leaves at all on the remaining half of last years wood . Is there any hope for it to bloom on the new growth , next year ? Or have I ruined it ? We live in a high altitude climate with cold winters , so I kept it in the garage all winter .
Hi! I'm assuming you are talking about Hydrangea macrophylla? Yeah it blooms on the branches from the previous year, so if you cut those back this spring, the plant will most likely not bloom this summer. Maybe a few lonely flowers will appear if you missed some stems. But don't worry! This summer the branches will grow back and on these branches it will bloom for you next year. Just don't prune it anymore 😉
Yes , the Hydrangea Macrophylla . ( I couldn’t remember the type !). Thank you so much for your encouragement and help !
I have a question. I cant find info anywhere. I live in 🇵🇦 and our winters arent cold. We just get more rain in the winter. Do I have to prune my mop head hydrangeas ?
The climate does not matter much when it comes to pruning, but if the winters are very warm, it can affect the formation of flower buds, cause the plant grows better when it has a cold dormancy period over winter. Hydrangea macrophylla doesn't require pruning. You can trim it lightly if you want, but do it immediately after they are done blooming.
@@17m2garden thank you for responding! I really want these to thrive!
Full of great information. In this video you say you fertilize every week and as soon as it starts to bloom. When do you STOP giving it fertilizer?
Thank you so much for your feedback, I'm very happy that you liked the video.
That's a great question! If you are using liquid feed, you can stop fertilizing once the plant stops producing new flower heads and the old ones start to fade and wither.
Thank you so much for getting back to me quickly. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Can i grow them in railing planters on my deck?
Hi there! I've seen small Hydrangeas planted in window boxes etc in seasonal compositions, so if you have small enough plants and large enough pots, you can definitely give it a try! But if you're thinking of growing them for more than one season, you'll need to repot them to larger pots after a year or two, cause railing pots will quickly become too small and shallow for them.
Your babies are all so healthy and happy looking! 😊 One question: for the potted hydrangeas, do you leave the soil alone each spring or do you change it out or alter it in any way?
Hi! Thanks so much! I repot them every 2-3 years, but every spring I scrape the top layer of soil and refresh it with: either acidic compost or ericaceous potting soil and a few handfuls of worm castings ☺️
@@17m2garden OMG that's so helpful, thank you so much for responding! 😊
I have tried so many times. Mine don't make it past a season 😢
So sorry to hear that 😔! Have you tried growing H.paniculata? They are quite easy to maintain.
Hello, can I grow hydrangea macrophylla in Greece? Or is the weather prohibiting?☺️
Hi! Search in Google "Greece hardiness zones" and check on the map what growing zone you live in. If you live in zone 8 no problem at all 👌 If you are in zone 9 search then for "Hydrangeas for zone 9" there are a few beautiful ones to choose from! But above zone 9 winters are too warm for them to go dormant.
@@17m2garden thank you 🙂
Very interesting! Thank you Dominika! Have a nice week-end 😀
Hello! I'm happy that you liked it! Thank you, have a great weekend as well 😊🌸
Hi! I love your balcony!! Your plants are beautiful!
Aww thank you so much 🥰
bonjour je voudrais surtout savoir comment les arroser (mophead bleu/violet intense pour une, l'autre je sais pas mais elle est bleu clair et toute fine et petite, cest celle la qui me pose le plus problème) surtout maintenant pendant un avril qui n'est pas tres chaud, depuis que je les ai achetées je les ai arrosées tous les jours mais j'arrive pas a savoir si elles ont soif ou trop d'eau... j'ai changé les pots il y a 3 jours pour des biens plus gros car elles avaient trop de racines, j'ai coupé les parties mortes, j'ai fait un "gros arrosage" en submergeant le pot quelques secondes dans un bac à eau tiède avec la nouvelle terre, le lendemain je les ai arrosées un peu mais toujours l'air bof... le jour d'apres elles ont l'air pire, je ne les ai pas encore arrosées aujourdhui j'attends ce soir, je sais pas quoi faire 😅 le jour avant de changer le pot jai submergé les têtes dans de l'eau chaude car j'ai vu des tutos ou si on les laissait comme ça pendant 30 min à 2h elles reprennaient forme (jai laissé 30 min par peur de faire n'importe quoi, elles avaient l'air si tristes, trop mouillées, trop lourdes... jai eu trop peur, j'ai seché un peu avec un linge et deux des bouboules ne tennaient plus debout...) je crois que je les ai trop arrosées, mais si j'arrete de les arroser un jour ou deux on dirait qu'elles en souffrent aussi, j'ai jamais eu des fleurs aussi incomprehensibles/dramatiques 😅😅😅
Je peux comprendre votre confusion, les hortensias sont très exigeants, ce ne sont pas des plantes adaptées aux débutants. D'après ce que vous avez dit, je dirais que vous arrosez trop votre plante, faites attention car la plante pourrira bientôt si vous continuez à l'immerger! Arrosez-la bien jusqu'à ce que l'eau sorte des trous de drainage, mais attendez ensuite que la couche supérieure du sol sèche avant d'arroser à nouveau (enfoncez votre doigt dans le sol, s'il semble humide, n'arrosez pas). En été, vous devrez arroser quotidiennement, mais pour l'instant, j'arrose les miennes seulement une ou deux fois par semaine.
@@17m2garden merci beaucoup 😭😭
excellent, thank you so much!
Thank you for your kind comment ☺️!
Ton balcon est magnifique!!!
Merci 🥰
Coucou Dominika, merci beaucoup pour cette super vidéo sur les hortensias, ça va m'être très très utile pour celui que j'ai mis sur la terrasse 🙏🥰
Toujours un plaisir de t'écouter parler, avec autant de passion, de tes plantes 💚 passe un beau week-end et à très bientôt 😘
Merci beaucoup Priscillia pour ton commentaire et ta gentillesse 🥰 Je te souhaite un très bon dimanche 🌸
@@17m2garden avec plaisir, merci à toi aussi 😊
Wow! Another great tutorial! I haven't dipped my green thumb into the hydrangea waters yet. Thanks for the knowledge! 🙂 Your garden is shining!👍
Beware cause they are very addictive 😍 I used to dislike Hydrangeas and never understood why people obsess over them...now I know 😅
Whats the name of your blue and purple hydrangea?
It's called 'Blueberry Cheesecake'