Hydrangea not blooming

Sandy Lueker
by Sandy Lueker
I have a beautiful Hydrangea plant by my side steps but it isn't blooming...anyone have any idea why?
  8 answers
  • Faye Faye on Jul 29, 2013
    Do you cut it back , if so don't , the blooms for the following yr are already in the stems..I will post a picture of mine and they are loaded.
  • Sandy Lueker Sandy Lueker on Jul 29, 2013
    I do not cut it back...I have 3 of them and none of them are blooming...I don't know if I should be feeding them or putting something in the soil? I had one that had 2 pink blooms on it one year and that was it....
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Jul 30, 2013
    What type of hydrangea are they? If they are ones that came from a grocery store or florist and you then planted them in the ground, they are probably a type that bloom on old wood and your winters are too cold for the blooms to make it through.
  • Sandy Lueker Sandy Lueker on Jul 30, 2013
    I bought them off QVC several years ago and they said they would withstand Michigan winters...I don't cut them back and they always come up nice every year...they just don't bloom...
  • Catherine Smith Catherine Smith on Jul 30, 2013
    Have you checked the soil ph? Hydrangeas are acid lovers and sometimes need an extra "boost" to produce.
  • Sandy Lueker Sandy Lueker on Jul 30, 2013
    Thats what I was wondering...what would I put on them to give them a boost?
  • Frankie Laney Frankie Laney on Jul 30, 2013
    I think Douglas and Catherine are on the right track. I would work in some good compost and check the ph as Catherine said. Also, what kind of fertilizer are you using? I use an organic one. Good luck with them, they are one of my favorites!
  • Some Hydrangeas are more shade tolerant than others, and all like acid soils. Best to much with wood chips or shredded bark too