Grow hydrangeas under high heat in the South!! | Zone 8B | Mobile Alabama
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- I am actually a big fan of hydrangeas even though it is super difficult to grow many varieties well in the very hot and humid Southern regions. There is not much of information available from the internet or TH-cam about how to grow mophead/ panicle/ smooth/ florist hydrangeas in this challenging climate.
So, after many years of trial and failures, I think I finally get a hang of growing it and got fabulous result this year. Therefore, I would like to share what is working and not working for me when growing hydrangeas in the super hot and humid South!
Hope it will help and feel free to share your experience as well.
So glad to have found your channel! I live in Central Texas, zone 8b. My dream is to have beautiful hydrangeas but it’s been so tricky. I have two nodes summer hydrangeas on my front flower bed. They get all morning sun until about 2pm. They get scorched! Seeing your video, I’m thinking I’m going to move them to the side of the house where they get mostly shade and search for a more sun tolerant hydrangea for my front porch. Thank you for your tips!
Hydrangea is really tricky in the South. Got to really study the type and grow only the true heat resistance type. By the way, the Bloom Struck in the video that I pruned down the first flush of Bloom is now full of flower buds again ready for the fall flush and it is in the full shade area. So, you know that it will still bloom even when it is under the shade. 😊
I’m next door to you in Daphne, AL. I’m going to be planting these this spring. Thank you for the info!
Yes, neighbor!!😁 I am going to plant some of my collection in an area with shadier spot. Can't wait to see how they will grow. ☺️ Hopefully I can start doing hydrangeas review video in the future as well.
@@backyardparadise2334 I look forward to watching your reviews. 😊
So helpful!!
Very beautiful flowers! 💚👍
Thank you...😚
I really enjoyed this video. I live in Hawai'i and we can't get any nursery hydrangeas because of agricultural regulationd. So our hydrangeas are all unnamed varieties that don't go fully dormant. Subscribed
They are gorgeous. Ive never grown them before. Ive always thought they all had to go in the shade. I guess I need to explore the different varieties. Both my front and backyard get sun most of the day.
That's why it is tricky to grow hydrangeas here. Lots of misinformation from the website (even from the grower) coz the informations are not adapted to our climate. On the safe side, all hydrangeas will do fine in the shade over here. But, if you want to get optimum performance for each type of hydrangeas, then we will need to study the growth habit of them in our climate. I killed many hydrangeas before while trying to figure it out. 😆😆
I’d like to meet you! I live in Mobile too and have been growing hydrangeas for the last three years.
Great video! Thank you for sharing.
Excellent video! Thank you. Great information
Love your hydrangeas! Do you use special soil? How much mulch do you use? Thank you!
@@JasonTreu I don't use special soil. I put like 2 inches of mulch on it. It helps to retain moisture and keep the roots cool during our hot summer month.
Zone8a
Macrophylla in pots only. They should never have to compete with trees for water. Very very large wider than tall pots 24”. A financial investment in soil alone, but successful over decades. Routinely add fresh bark/compost to the top to keep your crown roots towards the top of the pot.
They are covered with two tarps and very long bamboo stakes during late spring frosts only,
unless temps in the teens.
I think that your one in the ground is Matilda Gutges. Some say LADreamin is identical.
It is shorter and more wide than other of the old types. It is a fussy plant at first but gets more and more resilient over the years as it builds a big crown root system. Especially for Matilda, Spray for leafspot control just as it begins to leaf out, and spray around the soil too.
It is all about the root system on the macrophylla. The root system will never be deep so they are perfect for pots. (Unlike Hydrangea quercifolia that will languish in a pot because it wants to develop a very deep root system.)
Pots allow you to ensure no aluminum for pure pink reds shades too. No mauve tones.
Beautiful hydrangeas Seng. I especially love the florist variety. I’m wondering now if you are in zone 9 or 8 😂. Because I have killed so many even in full shade.
Florist hydrangeas is really tricky. It always grow like shit for me in the ground over here and that's why I grow them in the pot. I am in zone 8b. So borderline zone 9.
Love your hydrangeas! Will you cut the flowers in limelight too in june for the second flush to turn pink?
I haven't yet on limelight. But limelight usually bloom really late for me. So if they bloom in June for you, you can do that. If not, probably not going to work that well
I planted 3 Hydrangeas last year, got it from HD and Lowes, planted in shady area, I don't think they grew well in my yard, weather has been pretty hot and dry this year in So California, I heard that we need to spray them with water every hour in hot climate, since we've restrictions on water usage, I'm going to give up planting Hydrangeas. yours looks good in hot climate.
I never water my hydrangeas every hour and they fine. I think every hour is really too much. Deep water in the morning is the best. Hydrangeas usually never looks good if you plant in the ground the first year especially if you are in high heat area because the plant is trying to establish the roots during the first year. Once the roots are established, it will really shine in the second year.
@@backyardparadise2334 Thanks for your replied and adviced. I'll wait and see another year, hopefully they'll grow well.
Thank you so much for the info😊💕 your hydrangea are gorgeous 💜💜💜
Thank you. Few of my hydrangeas that I pruned in summer are having the second flush bloom now. Going to make an update video in a few days. 😍
They are beautiful! I have second year variegata and limelight hydrangea also. They produce more flowers this year, but not as many and as big as yours! Do you feed them with anything? Mine get fish fertilizer and moor bloom once a month.
I actually just feed them what I feed for my roses. 😆 They are not picky at all with food. But I am going to feed them Holly tone now. That will help to send out more canes so that they will have even more blooms next year. 🥰
Hi! I really appreciate your video. I now have three hydrangeas in pots. I’m thinking of putting them in the ground but I’m a little afraid. I live in zone 8b and I’m still experimenting with location. I wanted to ask where you buy yours?
Buy them from nurseries who sell to the public directly. Not from big box stores, walmart or flower shops.
Hi Seng, Your hydrangeas are beautiful! I have 1 established hydrangea which is blooming very well. I bought 2 potted hydrangea last summer from Home Depot and they have grown bigger with nice green leaves now but no bud or bloom yet. What should I do to make them bloom? Please advice.Which fertilizer do you feed your hydrangeas?
You can feed them with Holly tone. Lots of those potted hydrangeas from Home Depot that you got in early spring are actually florist hydrangeas. They are force to bloom in nursery but they are very sensitive to frost damage to their buds. Therefore, you want to protect their buds during winter time when you have frost coming. Otherwise, you will lost the bloom for the coming year and you need to wait another year again. 😑 and don't prune it after September. Hope it helps!
@@backyardparadise2334 Thank you so much!❤️
I live in kaufman County Zone 8b. Would you please advise which direction(north ,south, west, or east) is best to plant the limelight prime hydrangeas.
My roses look miserable and stunted in the of Texas. Which varieties do be met for you?