Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas - In this video I do a quick overview of the main Hydrangea types that we use in the landscape.
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[@christine6059]

Why doesn’t this guy have a million subscribers?

[@freedomofreligion3248]

I agree. Some people act like subscribing costs them money or somehow gets them on a "list" -- it doesn't, either one, not meaningfully (list only...who is so weird they hide from subbing to a gardening channel?) It reminds me of the people who won't use their headlights until it's pitch dark. About the same pseudo (& silly) cost. All imo, of course. I'm a bit opinionated today, evidently. Putnam's marvelous; I've learned SO much from him and the subscriber comments!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

The lace caps are definitely my favorite. Just a bit more delicate and interesting (and better for pollinators).

[@JimPutnam]

The pollinator issue I decided to table for this video. I really did think long and hard about knocking these new paniculatas and mop heads in general. I am always balancing making people excited to garden and what I think is best. I sometimes say to myself that when I turn 60 I'm gonna say what I think🤣.

[@emptynestgardens9057]

@@JimPutnam See I just learned something else. 1 of each it is 😂 make everyone 🐝 happy.

[@mollylindsay1825]

@@JimPutnam I say always mention if it's a better pollinator! I agree lacecaps are the best 😍.

[@57colliegirl]

​@@JimPutnam w Why wait for 60 Jim? 😂😅❤

[@jeannettejohnson2572]

Laid down a branch of my Endless Summer with a brick on it, it rooted and I cut it from the old plant and planted in another bed this Spring...it is blooming pink and the old bush is totally blue! Pleasant surprise 🥰 Thank you for recommending Big Bloomers Garden Center- my road trip today was super successful!!

[@Rougebasque]

Here in the south of France where it is hot and humid hydrangeas are everywhere. I think between my neighbor and myself we must have the entire collection! I particularly love the serrata bluebird which looks a lot like the lacecap in your video.

[@JimPutnam]

Me too. I grew that one for years!

[@janetleeharrison]

That blue lace cap is gorgeous! I think you need one of these too, Jim!😀

[@csellers5818]

Hydrangea season is definitely my favorite season. We have over 40 in our yard. So colorful right now!

[@JimPutnam]

That's a lot!

[@csellers5818]

@@JimPutnam My mom’s yard. She loved them , so every birthday and Mother’s Day over the years we knew what to get her. She recently passed away so they now are my favorite.

[@csellers5818]

My 2 favorites are the variegated lace top and one called Shooting Star which is a lace top that has white star shaped flowers. So pretty!

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@csellers5818 I have several Shooting Stars. They are one of my favorites

[@Bunny-rh1yy]

I have to agree that lacecap is stunning!

[@thebloomingidiot9715]

Yes hydrangea season is my favorite time of year!!

[@JimPutnam]

It is definitely a top one for me!

[@dianelombard899]

When is hydrangea season? Summer, spring?

[@thebloomingidiot9715]

@@dianelombard899 It is June 28 right now and my hydrangeas have been blooming like mad for at least two weeks now I want to see even three and they’re still blooming I am in the Charlotte area of North Carolina

[@dylan8285]

paniculatas are defiantly the best all around tough hydrangea, their the most cold tolerant, can take full sun, winter damage, can be hacked back and they still bloom and put on a show. When I drive up several hours north I see them as a common plant grown in zone 3 even in commercial applications

[@tamiharris9485]

Nash County NC in the garden.. WOOT! My Annabelle Hydrangea has its first bloom.. I am so excited because this is my first time growing this plant. WAHOO!!!!!

[@alicelindborg5096]

Annabelles live for decades and decades. I had them by the foundation on the east side of my two-story house in Northwest Indiana and when I left that farm, they were probably 60 years old.

[@junesmart7352]

These single-plant-family videos are great! I miss them from when you were at your previous home.

[@trace9657]

I just returned from the NC Outer Banks. I went to the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo the hydrangeas are spectacular right now and I loved the lace caps.They have an elegance about them.

[@imp822]

Totally agree that lacecaps are very showy!

[@joydavis4087]

That lace cap hydrangea is beautiful ❤

[@juliej.9200]

Yes hydrangea season for me here on the fringe of 7a in southern PA..it’s hard to find gardenia, and camellias here. We inherited 9 of the mop head macros with the pink purple and blue flowers with our home. We added three ruby slipper oak leaf close to our front door last year, but I would love to enjoy something different in our backyard, I can’t bring myself to tear any of them out. The lace cap is beautiful!

[@Tofog22000]

I have several "Lady in Red" hydrangeas. The stem of the new growth is burgundy red and so are the tips of the leaves, great plant.

[@jeane561]

I love hydrangeas. Loved seeing them Jim😊❤️😊

[@JLee-pc2vc]

Hey, Jim, since you're missing an arborescens and a lace cap in your yard, you might like a Haas Halo hydrangea. It would give you lace cap and arborescens in one plant. Pollinators love it! Great video!

[@basementstudio7574]

Love the 3 Oak Leaf 'Alice' Hydrangeas I have in my wooded backyard.

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

I think every flower season is my favorite season of the year. I love all of these.

[@karenpentz4160]

I love the oak leaf hydrangea and just planted a small one this spring but I also love the lace caps

[@Graycat1735]

That Lacecap hydrangea is the most beautiful hydrangea I have ever seen! Well, I thought camellia sasanqua season was my favorite, but here we are in hydrangea season and my Southern magnolia is blooming and everything is beautiful and smells heavenly, so... this is my favorite season... until camellia season...😄❤ Why is hydrangea arborescense called Smooth hydrangea? Hydrangeas I have are hydrangea macrophyllas thirty-two years old unknown variety, Limelight, Little Lime, Ruby Slippers oakleaf, Munchkin oakleaf, Onyx Zebra (with the black stems and white flowers!), Snow Queen oakleaf, Tuff Stuff hydrangea serrata.

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

I just said every flower season is my favorite. I' m in Pa. Moved south a decade ago and my mouth absolutely watered over all the spring color. I was absolutely in love with all of it.

[@princebilly9297]

Mr Jim Putnam must've read my mind, I was just looking up videos about Hydrangeas like 30 minutes ago..👌 Perfect timing. Thank you! 😊❤️🍀💮🌸❤️💙💚💕

[@L4sleeko]

I remember my parents bought a lace cap hydrangea back in the 90’s and it actually made me a little angry that the blooms didn’t open up like a traditional mop head. I thought there was something wrong with it. But I’m with you on this now. If you look at it as just a flowing plant, without comparison to the other varieties, the blooms are stunning with so much more character. 😘👌

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Ahhh ... I love "Hello Ramona" and have to keep myself from using it all the time. OK ... now I'm going to look at the hydrangeas. :)

[@JimPutnam]

Me too!!

[@Nancybartlettofficial]

I’m in zone 9a and I just planted my first hydrangea. Everyone tells me hydrangeas don’t do well here in the south so I’m a little nervous. It’s a white wedding and I placed it in a mostly shaded area of my garden because I’m afraid our brutal sun and heat here in Texas might kill it. Wish me luck!

[@jefferyann]

Hi. What kind of hydrangea did you plant? I’m in zone 8b and grow several hydrangeas successfully.

[@binfang]

Same, my hydrangeas are blooming now. Big leaf and panicles.

[@Nancybartlettofficial]

It’s a White Wedding hydrangea from southern living plant collection.

[@jefferyann]

@@Nancybartlettofficial I have a White Wedding. (8b) and it’s doing fine. Yours should be ok.

[@Nancybartlettofficial]

@@jefferyann great! I’m glad to hear that. Thanks!

[@janereel1903]

Never thought to think of hydrangea season, but I do LOVE them! Trying out lacecap Tiny Tuff Stuff this year. The pictures of her are gorgeous & up here in Zone 5, I need something durable. This is a very helpful video.

[@anitahadley2871]

Holly must be earning her keep now that she’s operating the camera 😄. I can’t seem to find any lace caps this year. I had some when we lived in FL I’ve always loved them.

[@katherinecornette5315]

My daughter added a lace cap hydrangea to my garden on Mother’s Day. An Oak leaf is definitely on my list

[@Rotationbug]

Here is Malaysia, we only hv raining or hot sun all year long. The pro is nothing is in season and the con is there's many cold season flowers can't be easily grown here. I always enjoyed ur videos Jim.

[@greybriar]

Hi Jim! I love hydrangeas, so hydrangea season is totally my favorite. I have over 37 plants in my tiny, urban yard. haha. i'm slightly obsessed. I *think* i have 4 out of the 5 varieties, as I don't have the climbing variety. Happy gardening! thanks for sharing the beauty of hydrangeas!

[@aprilwhite1723]

Hey Mr. Putnam. Big Bloomers in Sanford NC had the native climbing hydrangea for sale in early May when I was there! Love your channel! Thanks so much!

[@JimPutnam]

Hydrangea barbara is something I should try. Thanks for watching

[@MsCmsh]

Christine, I totally agree! Mr Putnam really deserves a lot more recognition than what he has. He tells you the most significant and essential information of any type of planting. He gives you the meat and bone of everything he talks about in gardening!! I have learned so much from him and I’m sure a lot of you out there as well!! Pls keep doing your great work, Mr Putnam!! Thank you very much!! 👏🏻👏🏻😀

[@dianegiordano7365]

I love hydrangea season! I have all of them!

[@nikkid6395]

Loving my hydrangea. I have 3 macrophyilla as a foundation plants of my front entrance. Had some damage on the old wood from the winter storm in TX but they are now blooming huge flowers! These are my first ones and I am hooked!

[@JimPutnam]

Wow, that's great!!

[@jamestennison6887]

I’d add that bigleaf hydrangeas do very well in coastal gardens. They surprisingly stand up to the salty air & humidity very well for me. Crystal Beach, Texas-Zone 9b

[@judymiddleswart9350]

I have many hydrangeas here on gulf coast all the ones you spoke of.. I’m a hydrangea fanatic!! But I really love the big growth types not the 2/3’ tall they just don’t give me that wow factor because they are short.. however I’ve love the waterfall type hydrangea it’s white blooms are unusual but they like lots water!!!

[@kerryjean2223]

Excellent video thanks Jim x Saved this one to my 'Growing Hydrangeas' KZbin playlist x

[@kerryjean2223]

I agree, those last two Hydrangeas are truly magnificent x Thanks for sharing x

[@JudyG53]

Ooooooooh so beautiful! Thanks Jim. Loved the info, pictures and music. (and thanks to your camera person too!) Loving all of the "seasons" of plants you are showcasing.

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching and noticing someone else filmed it!

[@MFgr8]

I'd love an oakleaf, but I got nothing but full sun in the areas where I'd want to put them.

[@trainingolives3370]

I had a Dwarf Limelight in my garden in Charleston, and it was the focal point of my landscape. I have missed “her” so much since we moved to Texas last year, where they say hydrangeas won’t grow. I’m about to try anyway. If Laura from Garden Answer can get hers to grow in a high desert dust bowl with alkaline soil, then there’s no reason I shouldn’t try.

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

Ivhear that passion flowers grow wild in Texas. I' m jealous

[@Realitycentral2024]

I have 20 different Hydrangeas- LOVE all of them and propagate them now for even more enjoyment!

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Gorgeous plants Jim. Thanks for showcasing them!😃

[@JimPutnam]

Tha ks for watching 😊

[@terryruiz7417]

Love hydrangeas! Just began using them a few years ago, having first been fascinated by the oakleaf variety...now in bloom at the back of my yard. The continuous blooming variety blooming now covered with lovely huge blue blooms now. Finally I've found a plant that doesn't point out my otherwise brown thumb! So dependable in Atlanta heat!

[@jeremiahthelion]

In helping clean out my grandma's house this winter after she passed, I was allowed to dig up her beautiful hydrangea from her patio. It is full of pink blooms now, which is funny to all the aunts and uncles because it was always blue at her house. Guess our soil is that different!

[@loriswain8140]

I love hydrangea season! I planted 3 last summer, my first attempt! So far so good.

[@JimPutnam]

Awesome!

[@vickigower8125]

Hi JIm. I'm a fellow resident of Raleigh. I am glad I found your site. I have a new home I will be moving into before long in Chapel Hill. It was actually purchased last year in March, but we've been having some work done on the house, etc. Along the back walkway of the house I have a row of Macrophylla hydrangea with large pink flowers. I've never taken care of Hydrangea before. Last year the bushes really did not produce that many blooms. Anyhow being ignorant about hydrangeas I was afraid of pruning them. You know the whole the bloom on old wood and new wood and ugh I just wasn't sure what to do. So the moment past and they never got pruned. I wouldn't mind so much, except WOW have they grown alot this season. And I have soooo many more blooms than last year. They are just loaded with beautiful, full and healthy looking flowers. But now they are really encroaching on the walkway so I know I"m going to need to cut them back some. Any tips on cutting them back this time of year would be helpful. Thank you so much!

[@TwelveFeetTravels]

Definitely my favorite. In North Texas, I think oakleaf is the best variety. It is so reliable in the shade and the color in fall can't be beat!!!

[@shawnfox7393]

Mine has tons of leaf spot this year due to the constant rain / high humidity.

[@TheQuiltedGardener]

Just purchased 11 mop,heads year! Planting this weekend for a living fence behind my David Austin climbing roses.

[@jeanniecollier6763]

Jim I love Hydrangea season, I have mopheads all across the front and I am planting limelights down the side of my yard. I agree I don't know why the blooms are smaller this year BUT the number of blooms have tripled from other years.

[@dwohio8283]

You just reminded me, I need a n osk leaf hydrangea at this house. I had one at my last house and it was amazing!

[@dawnmitchell11]

LOVE hydrangeas!! Beautiful specimens here in your video!! I've killed 2 paniculata and 1 macrophylla trying to master growing hydrangea in central Texas (high alkaline, heavy sticky clay). That's how much I love them! I now have two varieties of Endless Summer macrophylla that are thriving (so far 🤞)!

[@sonyakim4403]

Hydrangeas make me incredibly happy. I have Annabelle myself and plan to propagate and give some to my mom.

[@beverlypatterson]

HI, I have just begun my hydrangea journey. That lace cap hydrangea variety I think it is called Twist and Shout, I have that one in my garden in zone 7b Tennessee as well. That Oakleaf Hydrangea I have one that is called Semmes Beauty and have not seen this one in the line up and it will grow up to 5' to 6' ft.. I am trying an old variety that I got from the grocery store is called Tardiva that has not done well, but I moved it to another location hopefully it will flourish this summer. I am so excited on my new adventure with some varieties of Hydrangea, Happy Planting...!

[@JustSomePoems-qt9ri]

Beverly I have those too! Love them. Is there a chance the one he has is just a regular "Tuff stuff"?

[@darlynns9997]

I have 2 hydrangeas, one is a lace cap. Working on getting a 3rd one from my brother's garden.

[@andreayaya]

Thank you Jim for your consistently excellent videos. I like how clear and informative you are. I love hydrangeas and I want to try more varieties if I can find the right places for them.

[@shawnfox7393]

Wow that lacecap hydrangea is beautiful. I saw a lacecap hydrangea the other day at Lowes called 'Twist and Shout' that is supposed to be the first reblooming lacecap. I may have to go figure out what plant gets voted off the island to make way for a lacecap hydrangea.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Twist n Shout is one of the easiest Hydrangeas to grow even in hot Florida. It does rebloom as well. Good luck

[@JesusIsLoveTR]

I thought I loved my Spring tulip and double daffodil display but my hydrangeas are showing their pants off! Hydrangea season is definitely my fave 🪴🌸

[@gardeningbyheart4912]

I enjoy all of the flowers. My garden has a tulip season, iris season, rose season, hydrangea season and dahlia season. All accompanied by many supporting actors. I agree, lacecaps are probably my favorite hydrangeas. I have a hedge of Twist and Shout and they bloom with all of the colors. I've planted them in front of a hedge of Lime Lights. Just stunning.

[@burtonwillis6454]

Love hydrangea season and hydrangeas in general the thing I notice in the deep south however is that they tend to be planted in straight lines together versus accent placement where they can really be striking

[@LawnJourneys]

So many Hydrangea varieties. I have oakleaf and it does grow fast. Does well in NJ.

[@kerryjean2223]

I agree, Lacecaps have always been my favourite x

[@jackielovell5315]

I love hydrangea season! I’ve just moved over the last year, so planting all kinds of hydrangeas again in my new yard. I’ve planted hundreds of hydrangeas through the years! Love the lace caps and the limelight’s and all the paniculatas. I had huge limelight’s and one called Vanilla Strawberry! Also Pinky Winky. Thanks for your wonderful videos! 🤩🥰

[@rdarrett3635]

This is right on time!! Can you find a location that has a lot of established hydrangeas? I would love to see a tour.

[@cynthia3157]

Planted hydrangeas for the first time this year. A mophead, oakleaf and pannicle hydrangea. Looking forward to seeing them bloom.

[@bethheerten1132]

I agree with you about the lacecaps. They are beautiful. I need a few in my yard. For now I visit my neighbor's garden. She has a gorgeous lacecap alongside a stand of Black&Blue salvia that bloom together. Beautiful color echos.

[@WrenCottage302]

I particularly like the lacecap hydrangeas, but my husband likes the large mopheads. So glad the newer smaller varieties have become available so we can have more hydrangeas. 😎

[@brendatoussaint3219]

Love the lace cap Beautiful 🌺

[@MrEunderwood]

Just purchased a Blue Wave lacecap hydrangea macrophylla to go on the eastern side of my foundation in 8b. Thanks for the introduction! It's fun discovering new plants for the garden and you, sir, are a valuable resource for that endeavor!!

[@Stephanie-cq8mf]

I completely agree about the French hydrangeas. I have three fussy ones I’ve been growing for 6 years in Virginia zone 6b. Lord they are divas compared to my limelight hydrangeas. Limelights have been so well behaved in comparison.

[@pamelacorsi]

Oak Leaf Hydrangeas are my favorite plant (bush) in the whole world! Mine are show stoppers in my Massachusetts garden.

[@MilesSherry]

I got an Oakleaf Ruby Slippers Hydrangea several weeks ago. It’s blooms are already changing from white to pink. I think it’ll be my fave plant in the garden this year. I’m super excited!

[@kaylac3367]

Yes I love hydrangeas. I have several in my yard. My oakleafs have what looks like cercospora and I've noticed the ones in the local nursery have it too. Could you go over preventative measures and sprays?

[@BA-ef4pr]

I have a gorgeous 4x4' hydrangea that i sprayed wilt stop on when temps were still in upper 70s (summers here are over 100). Im very impressed with wilt stop as it gave the leaves a shine and it's keeping them from burning. Spray 1x for the year's elents.

[@NicoleSmithGardening]

Gorgeous! I love blue in a garden 💙

[@sxd29]

Love your videos Jim. Thanks for being SO thorough in every video. I had my hydrangea plant have blue and pink flowers last year and I wondered why!!!!! I had not added any soil modifier but I did use homemade compost at the beginning of season and I assumed some parts got more lemony residue 😁

[@sammysworld5485]

I have an oak leaf, lace cap & limelight hydrangeas in containers and they do very well in them as well.

[@michellepal8609]

I love hydrangeas! I'm so happy For hydrangea season! I have 3 varieties now! Since watching your channel. I live in zone 8a in Texas and I too have to move them around in pots before I can plant them to find there happy place. I learned that after first losing 2 little lime hydrangea's. 😣

[@DCT14]

Hydrangeas are my favorite, and the lace cap is also my most fav! I have 4 climbing hydrangeas, and 2 of them have flowers this year, so I’m so excited.

[@dav1979brar]

Allows fun watching this channel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇨🇦

[@marcyperry684]

I definitely love all my hydrangeas. I also worry and fuss over them when they wilt.

[@1Kent]

Lace-cap hydrangeas in acid soil are *_the_* very best, Imo. The Bluest blue.

[@lambert1702]

I love hydrangea season! I planted some Little Quickfires this year and they are already blooming.

[@judidozier]

Love Hydrangeas, John Mayer, and your channel❣️🌸💖🌸

[@cece_marie]

I love the lacecaps and mountain hydrangea! Definitely, for me, a more interesting plants, but I always prefer a more "natural" bloom. The smooth hydrangea reminds me of stinging nettle, and so it really doesn't appeal to me. The macrophylla hydrangeas have had a great year in my area (metro Charlotte) and almost every one I've noticed has been blue.

[@burtonwillis6454]

That lace cap is an elegant show

[@ShirleyJDavis]

Love all the flowers on the video today

[@judithjohnson2111]

Love that Lacecap.

[@edwardmorton7246]

Hi Jim. Great channel! I have the lace cap hydrangea that you showed at the end of your video. I was bummed out that you didn't know the variety because I have wanted to plant more of them. The one I have is about the size of the one in the video. Mine actually has grown around the corner of our front porch. By the way it gets almost zero sunlight which is why I would love to know the variety. Thanks for all the great information.

[@robertcorrigan9574]

Gotta be hydrangea season as favorite for me.

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Beautiful song on your video. Thank you for this lovely video. I just added hydrangeas to my new garden. I had them in a different home we had and I loved them.

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Jim, I absolutely love Hydrangea Season! I have Bloomstruck, Twis-n-Shout, Lava Lamp Flare, and Annabell Ruby (at least I think it's called that), which I planted last fall. ~Margie

[@JimPutnam]

Oh wow, nice!!

[@christinalw19]

What zone are you in? I’m in So CA, Orange County, 10a & 10b. However, some references say 9. I quit ordering plants that I love from eastern zones. Have a cactus. 🌵😕

[@christinalw19]

What zone are you in? I’m in So CA, Orange County, 10a & 10b. However, some references say 9. I quit ordering plants that I love from eastern zones. Have a cactus. 🌵😕

[@greenthumbelina7331]

@@christinalw19 I'm in zone 5a in Northeastern Nebraska.

[@garyschoolcraft4797]

I used to live in Texas Zone 8A and tried growing Hydrangeas in pots and they always died. I now live in West Virginia Zone 6B and I’m gonna try again. I have three serrated “Blue Billow” to plant and I have an arborescens “Incrediball” on order. I’ll be planting these in the ground, hopefully they will flourish. One that I tried to grow in Texas was “Twist n Shout” but haven’t found it locally. If I have any luck keeping them alive I’ll try and order the “Twist n Shout”.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Love love love hydrangeas. I have oak leaf,limelight,little limelight,climbing,tardia, and bobo in my zone 5 central Indiana.

[@JimPutnam]

Great collection!!

[@carmenbailey1560]

I’m with on lace cap hydrangeas. My favourite plants on hands down Tree peonies, all other peonies then all hydrangeas. Thanks for sharing your garden hydrangeas. 👍❤️😊

[@mikeyfoofoo]

9:20 Could be "Lady In Red" grown in a less sunny place. In brighter spots they go a little more red in the stems and leaves. It's a wonderful performer. I think they were introduced at big box stores during a drought year in the south (maybe 2013) and never took off like they might have.

[@atm5772]

Have you seen "All Summer Beauty" hydrangeas? I planted six last year, so this is the first bloom year. ASB's have the most beautiful, huge mophead blossoms I've ever seen!

[@joannereinauer7532]

Yes, hydrangea is my favorite.

[@sparklingwiggle]

I planted endless summer and niko blue last summer and they struggled here in zone 9a but this year they look fantastic. They just started wilting in the hot part of the day so I may have to move a couple. I hate to disturb them cause they look so much better this year.

[@ddduva4440]

I did not know that about Oak Leafs. We will get one. Thank you.