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114-Understanding Hydrangeas: Pruning, Blooming, Color-Forcing & More

The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

Joe Lamp'l

Home & Garden, Hobbies, Leisure

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Hydrangeas are some of my favorite ornamentals shrubs, and this week’s guest shares my love of this beautiful plant. Well actually, Lorraine Ballato has a special appreciation for all hydrangea varieties, and she has become a recognized expert on the care of this sometimes finicky species. She contributes to many respected horticultural resources, like a […]

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

0:08.7

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

0:13.1

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

0:18.5

Joe Lampel.

0:19.5

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

0:23.7

Show.

0:24.7

If you were to do an internet search of landscape plants, what's the one plant that

0:28.6

is Googled more than any other?

0:31.0

Well according to several sources, it's hydrangeas, and that doesn't surprise me and the least based

0:36.6

on the number of related questions we get coming in here.

0:39.6

And questions around hydrangea conundrums, too, are also some of the most search terms

0:44.5

and topics on the web when it comes to plants, such as why won't my hydrangea bloom?

0:49.8

How do I change the flower color?

0:51.6

And of course, how do I prune my hydrangeas?

0:54.4

To be sure, this is an incredible genus of plants, including my all time favorite, hydrangea

0:59.6

Corsifolia, the Oakleaf Hydrangea.

1:02.1

I love it for its four seasons of interest.

1:05.0

It's got huge oak-shaped leaves, it's incredible white flower panicles show off in the summer,

1:10.8

and they gradually fade to pink, and then the intense fall color of burgundy and red, plus

1:15.9

it's exfoliating bark and winter, not to mention its ease of growing here in the

1:20.4

southeastern United States.

1:22.4

And with so many questions around one of America's most beloved landscape plants, you would

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