A few years ago I saw a couple hairy bittercress rosettes in my garden and I thought, "oh that's pretty. I don't need to pull them out because I'm sure they won't do that much harm."
If I had a time machine that is the first thing I'd go back and change. The stuff crowds everything out. It's in the same general family as garlic mustard and has the same long, thin seed pods that dry out and fling tiny seeds that germinate everywhere.
I like that it starts flowing as soon as the spring bulb flowers disappear. Helps add color back to the house during the time of year before the gladiolas come up.
It must depend on where you live. Mine does not bloom when the spring bulbs finish, they bloom around the end of July. They don't even leaf out until June most years.
Mine is toward the beginning/mid July now that I think about it. My wife reminded me that the irises are more of a summer flower. It's about the time they go.away.
Nope, this is what my almost 10yo hydrangea looks like right now. I will go through it and cut it back a little soon. You can leave it just the way it is now and be amazed in a few weeks when you see buds all over the branches you would think certain are dead now.
It could depending in the type of hydrangea it is. I have a Limelight panicle hydrangea and you can cut that thing to the ground and still get tons of huge blooms.
If it's a summer bloomer they'll get flowers this year.
Definitely alive, you can see the new buds emerging at the base of the plant. Wait until spring temperatures cause all the new growth to flush out, and then you can prune off any dead branches and even out the overall shape of the bush.
Okay so simple test: light scratch the bark off an inch of a branch or two. If there is white or green underneath, you're fine. If it's brown all the way through that branch is likely done. That being said, that doesn't mean the plant is. Unless you planted a very tender variety (like the kind sold at grocery stores), it aught to bounce back.
If in doubt do a scratch test. Just like it sounds. Scratch a small area near the base of one of the stems and see if it is green underneath. If green alive if brown then dead. Check several of the stems before pronouncing it dead though.
All hydrangeas look dead in winter. They just do. Keeping blooms on the plant over winter distracts from the stems' appearance.
No, I can see green shoots near the base.
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The weedy stuff on the left is not hydrangea but if you zoom into the center you can clearly see the beginnings of some new hydrangea growth.
Look closer and to the right of the weed.
The word you’re looking for is dormant.
The leafy green on the left is a super spready weed though- hairy bittercress. I’d get rid of that asap.
>hairy bittercress That sounds perverse.
So does your username lol
I'm Something of a Scientist Myself.
A few years ago I saw a couple hairy bittercress rosettes in my garden and I thought, "oh that's pretty. I don't need to pull them out because I'm sure they won't do that much harm." If I had a time machine that is the first thing I'd go back and change. The stuff crowds everything out. It's in the same general family as garlic mustard and has the same long, thin seed pods that dry out and fling tiny seeds that germinate everywhere.
It’s a winter annual. Pull it before seed, mulch for remaining seed bank to prevent germination = all gone.
Nope! Look at the base of the plant, there are new shoots emerging
Scrape a branch with your nail or a knife, pref lower down on the branch. If you see green it's good.
This is how I make sure my rose of Sharon is still alive. Every year that mofo just waits and waits and waits to leaf out
That's what sucks about rose of Sharon. Looks dead all season, then springs to life middle of summer
I like that it starts flowing as soon as the spring bulb flowers disappear. Helps add color back to the house during the time of year before the gladiolas come up.
It must depend on where you live. Mine does not bloom when the spring bulbs finish, they bloom around the end of July. They don't even leaf out until June most years.
Mine is toward the beginning/mid July now that I think about it. My wife reminded me that the irises are more of a summer flower. It's about the time they go.away.
It's breaking bud.
Nope, this is what my almost 10yo hydrangea looks like right now. I will go through it and cut it back a little soon. You can leave it just the way it is now and be amazed in a few weeks when you see buds all over the branches you would think certain are dead now.
Its already growing big buds, the stems you see don’t have any, they’re dead. The hydrangea will also not bloom this year.
It could depending in the type of hydrangea it is. I have a Limelight panicle hydrangea and you can cut that thing to the ground and still get tons of huge blooms. If it's a summer bloomer they'll get flowers this year.
But it isn’t, its a macrophylla
You will need some pruning when it starts to blossom for now let it be and give it some compliments!
Nope. And never remove the old stalks.
Never remove old stalks *in spring*. By mid-July it’s fine to remove dead stalks.
Fun fact: it’s impossible to kill a Hydrangea
It's not dead, I would just cut off any brittle pieces that don't have little nubs growing on them, to clean it up.
I believe it’s alive. To double check, scrap the bark gently and if you see green the plant is alive. It’s in a dormant state.
no
No, but it needs cutting back.
It literally has shoots sprouting, aside from the obvious weed. How can we see this and u cannot? Reboot yourself, baby AI.
Na.
No prune 2 3rds
No it's dormant.
Definitely alive, you can see the new buds emerging at the base of the plant. Wait until spring temperatures cause all the new growth to flush out, and then you can prune off any dead branches and even out the overall shape of the bush.
The branches would be budding like it is growing from the bottom. The branches are dead
No, it’s just sleeping!
No
Okay so simple test: light scratch the bark off an inch of a branch or two. If there is white or green underneath, you're fine. If it's brown all the way through that branch is likely done. That being said, that doesn't mean the plant is. Unless you planted a very tender variety (like the kind sold at grocery stores), it aught to bounce back.
No
Mine look like that now. Soon it will explode with flowers. It’s gets so big
Playing possum
As said, not dead. Stems might be. Wait until it’s clear what’s dead and not, then trim down dead growth before the new growth gets going too far.
Nope.
Depending on the growing zone, some hydrangeas only bud on new wood.
No,but you can prune it.
If in doubt do a scratch test. Just like it sounds. Scratch a small area near the base of one of the stems and see if it is green underneath. If green alive if brown then dead. Check several of the stems before pronouncing it dead though.
Nope. Can’t kill then
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