Both appreciate a bit of shade from the afternoon sun and look great in mixed.

Keep in mind they need a minimum of 3 hours of morning sun to flower.

Mar 20, Surfing Hydrangea Nursery, Inc. PO Box 91 Somerset Road Nantucket, MA [email protected] FIND US on GOOGLE MAPS. Q: I prune my mophead hydrangeas religiously every spring, and I never get any flowers!What am I doing wrong? A: Mophead or French hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla var. macrophylla) are some of the easiest, most reliable shrubs gardeners can shrubnotch.buzz flourish without fertilizer, chemicals or even pruning for that matter.

If your needs more than a little trim, read on to learn how to do it the right way to lower the risk of losing next years blooms.

Their showy white, pink and blue. Apr 05, In terms of pruning the hydrangeas do not require pruning. You can do it for aesthetic purposes especially if you want to get rid of dead branches and you can certainly deadhead the shrub to get rid of blooms once they have reached their peak however the plant will do just fine if you never come at it with a pair of shears. If you opt to prune the mop head.