Pruning Hydrangea paniculata

Hello viewers! Thank you for joining us on our next adventure in the Garden of Weedin! Today, we are going to be pruning back an ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea. These panicle type shrubs need to be pruned each year before they bloom to encourage flowering. The other more traditional hydragnea varieties need to be pruned after they bloom. Panicle hydrangeas are a versatile plant that can be used as either a fresh cut flower or dried flower. They are sometimes trained into an upright tree standard. The huge, white flowers create a cloudlike appearance in the garden. One Annabelle virtue is that if the deer eat it in the winter, it will still send up new shoots in the spring. Happy gardening!

Joyce Browning Horticulturist, Master Gardener Coordinator
Video credit: Bethany Evans Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Program Alumni; CPH

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[acasburn]

Thank you for sharing.
I pruned mine the other day.
Spring has sprung here in Sydney.
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 😊

[ericawentz]

I LOVE wonderful woman’s style!! She’s so much fun, I want to work with her! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[vivaciousjo]

I love this! My aunt freaked out when I pruned the hydrangea yesterday, so this is very reassuring.

[efrngt]

Incredible!! Thank you so much. Love your enthusiasm, a wonderful teacher.

[endlesssummerlc]

Good video. This was pretty much what I thought but it was reassuring to see before I get out there with the pruning shears. Your voice (and looks to some degree) remind me of Paula Poundstone. It would be funny to hear her dub over your videos!

[emineakman]

You are so lovely and you explain very clear, thank you.

[medalex]

Very nice and interesting! You're so amazing!

[jeffborkowski]

just the insight this rookie was looking for

[geena]

Very nice mine is dried but needs to bloom new season

[endlesssummerlc]

I don't need two branches doing the same thing, bahahahaha exactly!

[cristinamelchor]

Hi,   I have a question regarding these hydrangeas paniculata. It's my first year growing them, but they don't seem to sit well as cut flowers. How do you keep them alive after they have been cut? Mines just don't seem to last no more than 3 days after they have been cut. It's either I'm not using the appropriate flower food or there must be a hidden pesticides that it's eating them up. Any tips would be appreciated very much thank you! 💕

[kckola]

Can/will you propagate the cuttings you have pruned off this hydrangea?

[keithroberson]

I have one called a pinky winky when and how are they pruned?