Why does my hydrangea have small flowers?

Improper pruning: big leaf hydrangeas (the ones with blue or pink flowering, either mop-head or lacecap) form their flower buds in the previous summer. If the canes are cut down in the fall or the spring you’ll have fewer flowers.

What are the flowers on a hydrangea called?

THE HYDRANGEA FLOWER It comes in one of three general forms: lacecap, mophead, or panicle. Each corymb usually has both sterile and fertile flowers. The flowers do not have petals, but the sterile flowers have developed very showy sepals (part of the outer portion of a flower known as the calyx).

What makes a hydrangea flower?

Most hydrangeas need at least 3-4 hours of light to produce blooms. Early morning light is excellent, mid day light is fine if it is dabbled light versus beating sun and afternoon sun is usually too hot. However, check the plant label.

How many petals does a hydrangea flower have?

four petals
Hydrangea is an amazingly diverse genus full of summer flowering species. All have four petals and typically a mixture of showy sterile and less prominent fertile flowers. Most hydrangea flowers work well as cut or dried for decorative purposes.

Should you dead head hydrangea?

You should deadhead throughout the blooming season to keep your hydrangeas looking their beast and encourage new flower growth. However, stop deadheading hydrangea shrubs in mid to late fall, leaving any spent blooms in place.

How do I know what kind of hydrangea I have?

If the flower buds open a green color, then turn white, and as they age turn green or greenish brown, you have an arborescens type. If the flowers open white and stay white until they get old, then you probably have a macrophylla type. White flowering macrophylla types are less common, but they do exist.

How do you know what type of hydrangea you have?

What is a Phantom hydrangea?

Phantom Panicle Hydrangea ‘Phantom’ is a medium sized shrub 6 ft. high and 6 ft. wide with a branching habit. The flowerheads are huge, measuring up to 15 inches with a mixture of showy but sterile flowers and smaller, fertile ones. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil.

Is hydrangea male or female?

Hydrangea have two types of flowers. The ones often located in the middle of the flower panicle are small and have both male (stamen) and female (stigma) parts. These flowers are the fertile ones which produce the seed.

Why is it called hydrangea?

Firstly, where did the name ‘hydrangea’ come from? According to ProFlowers, “The etymological meaning of hydrangea stems from the Greek words for water, hydros and jar, angos. It was given to the plant because of its shape, which resembles an ancient water pitcher.

What happens if you don’t prune your hydrangeas?

Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood do not need pruning and are better off for it. If you leave them alone, they’ll bloom more profusely the next season. Just remember new growth may come, but that new growth will be without blooms next season.