How Do You Prune Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora?
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, or PeeGee hydrangea, is a white-blooming shrub that flowers in the summer. Unlike French hydrangea, which has globe-shaped flower heads, hydrangea paniculata shrubs have panicles, cone-shaped blooms that taper to a point that hangs slightly downward. Panicle hydrangea should be pruned in the fall, early winter or early spring after blooming has finished for the season. Hydrangea paniculata blooms turn pink with age and will remain fresh on the shrub for up to two months or more depending on your climate. Harvest your hydrangea blooms just as the panicle florets finish opening two-thirds of the way down the panicle. Cut with clean, sharp pruning shears down the stem as far as you like, placing the cut in the boas and 1/4 inch above a leaf axil or bud. Deadhead spent blooms after they turn pink and begin to brown and die back. Cut down to just 1/4 inch above a leaf node or axil to encourage fresh branching and blooming. Conduct annual pruning to remove o
