Should I Prune My Hydrangeas In The Fall? / Fall Hydrangea Pruning Guide

It's fall and your hydrangeas are still looking great! They may still be blooming or showcasing their buds for next year. But should you prune now or wait?
Understanding how and when to #prune hydrangeas according to their type is the key to their overall health, vigor and bloom power! Plus, each group of hydrangeas have their own unique pruning rules. From panicle types like Limelight to oakleaf and to mopheads like Endless Summer, we will break down the main groups of Hydrangea and the best approach towards fall pruning in this video.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Old Wood vs. New Wood Bloomers
1:07 - How To Prune Panicle Hydrangeas
1:47 - How To Prune Smooth Hydrangeas
2:20 - How To Prune Oakleaf Hydrangeas
2:53 - How To Prune Mophead Hydrangeas
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[@margarettremblay6540]

An excellent description of how to prune the five different hydranges.

[@melissaburgess6981]

Very clear, well presented info…thank you.

[@whitneycollins1420]

Love this and the pictures!

[@judithadair2363]

Thank you!

[@stephenmiller260]

Very helpful.

[@DanaMite]

great info

[@Gardeningknowhow]

Thank you!

[@Britgirl58]

Excellent information with clear pictures and simple language. Thank you!

[@Gardeningknowhow]

Thank you. Glad it was helpful!

[@dianedonald9319]

Excellent tutorial. One of the best presentations that I have seen so far. This will certainly a lot of help to me when selecting, recognizing the 4 main types and overall care of my hydrangeas.

[@Gardeningknowhow]

Thank you for your kind comment! We are so glad it was helpful.

[@CtheForestthroughtheTrees]

Excellent! I learned a new variety, and better the blended varieties...(Though, I am baffled, still, by this foolish fall-trimming trend, as the dried blossoms are so beautiful against the backdrop of winter snow!)

[@Gardeningknowhow]

The dried blossoms certainly do add beautiful winter interest!

[@cathyfrank191]

thank you, now I know i have a mophead hydrangea and I'm relieved I never bothered much with it. only taking off dead flowers once in a while. the plant has been in my garden since I moved to central FL in 2003. I have never fertilized it, only threw crushed eggshells or banana peels in it rarely. what is a good natural fertilizer for this type? Thanks

[@Gardeningknowhow]

Happy to hear our video was helpful! I would suggest a layer of compost as mulch every year as a natural fertilizer source.

[@elaineborden6582]

I bought a macrophylla on discount and some of the blooms look spent, not sure what to do with them

[@Gardeningknowhow]

I would suggest to trim them off right below the bloom.

[@southerncomfort971]

Hello and thank you for sharing, this is my first winter with a store bought hydrangea, i have a macrophyillia. With the warm season we have been having my Flower heads are only now starting to fade and I dont know if i should prune the heads off? being carfeful to watch for the new buds, or to leave the mop heads till spring, I am in zone 5 Central Ontario and want to protect the 2 plants i have and would like your opinion on wether i should deadhead the flowers of leave them? any thought would be very welcome, Thank you.

[@Gardeningknowhow]

You can always deadhead the flowers right under the flower head to tidy the plant up. I would not suggest to prune back the plant now.

[@southerncomfort971]

@@Gardeningknowhow Thanks Thats what i will do.

[@celestesteeves6576]

I moved & this is the second summer that the hydrangeas haven’t bloomed. I don’t know if the people who owned this house prior to me had flowers

[@Gardeningknowhow]

They should now be setting their buds for next year's bloom. If you see new bud production, you may want to consider some protection over the winter until the threat of freeze has passed the next spring.

[@bobrathplumbing]

How far do you cut down the bush? I have hydrangeas that are over 50 years old and are getting pretty full! Would like to keep them from getting too leggy. I live in Zone 6. Should they be cut back to about 2 feet high?

[@Gardeningknowhow]

Yes, you could either prune them back a bit farther than usual or you may want to consider thinning the shrubs by pruning out entire branches within the center. This would work well with new wood bloomers but you may sacrifice some bloom next summer if pruning old wood bloomers (such as mopheads) this late in the season.