Hydrangea
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GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Some hydrangeas bloom on old wood and some bloom on new wood. You need to know which kind you have and prune or not accordingly. Also, some hydrangeas may not do well in your climate, so you might want to check that. And too much nitrogen will give you great foliage but no or few flowers.
Here's more info: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm
Here's more info: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm
Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
That's so beautiful....I love Hydrangeas - can't grow them here, it's too dry. Thanks for sharing!
CarolPa
Executive Chef
I plant. The rest is up to God. I don't know much about plants, but I planted it when I received it as a gift, rather than just let it die.
Well, it's not quite up to God! Cultivated plants are not natural (i.e. would not grow naturally in the wild) so need our help. Specifically, to cultivate flowers, it needs an ericaceous feed.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I guess your god doesn't want you to have hydrangea flowers 
CarolPa
Executive Chef
You could have more than just one flower if you wanted....see my previous post above #6
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
Carol, I had a non flowering lilac bush. I got the shovel, loosened all the dirt around the base and gave it a feed of lime to sweeten the dirt along with a good drink of water. Next year I had lilacs all over that bush. 
CarolPa
Executive Chef
Here's my feeling about the one flower. For 4 years I had no flowers. Then this year, I did nothing different, but got a beautiful flower. It was something in nature that did this. The only thing that was different this year is that we had a lot more rain in the spring than we usually do and a much colder winter. So to me, that is what caused the flower to bloom, without any fertilizer or other treatment from me.
Addie, we have 2 lilac bushes and I wish they wouldn't bloom. I am highly allergic to them and can't sit on the back porch when they're blooming.
CarolPa
Executive Chef
I'm surprised I was able to find my original post from 2015 abut my Hydrangea. In 2016, I had 1 flower once again. I'm really not into gardening. I am perfectly OK if this plant never has flowers. But this year, with no help at all from me, it has 11 flowers coming on it! I am just amazed! The only thing that was done differently was that DH stuck a piece of horseradish in the ground near the Hydrangea, and grew it, just pulling it out recently. Is this a new secret to flowering Hydrangea, ya think? LOL
CarolPa
Executive Chef
About half of the flowers have bloomed so far. It's leaning toward pink, but 2 of the blooms are a purplish blue. I can't wait to see what the rest will be. When it's fully bloomed I'll take a picture and try to post it.
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Yay for horseradish! ? Well, probably not. It sounds like it will be beautiful, Carol, so I hope you can post your photo.
