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Care of hydrangea and gerber daisies #873359

Asked June 16, 2024, 7:14 PM EDT

Hello! Can you please send some tips on how to effectively cut old hydrangea and Gerber Daisy blossoms back to foster new blossoms? I will attach some pictures… Thanks much!

Carver County Minnesota

Expert Response

Hydrangeas are usually not a re-blooming plant.  Do you have the name of the plant you have?  Otherwise, you simply cut off the blooms when they turn brown or, if they are a hardy hydrangea planted in the ground, they can stay on the shrub for winter interest and cut back in the early spring.  Gerber daisies are annuals here.  Once a bloom fades, cut the stem all the way back to encourage new blooms.  They need to be removed or it will stop producing new blooms.
Barbara, Anoka County MG, TCA Replied June 16, 2024, 8:58 PM EDT
Thanks much for the helpful information. If I cut all the old hydrangea flowers, it will be very bare…could there be any new growth at all this summer? 

Thanks again, 

Roselyn 

On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied June 16, 2024, 9:17 PM EDT
I still need to know the variety of hydrangea you have.  Care depends on that.  You should get more leaves.  Please respond with the name from the label.
Barbara, Anoka County MG, TCA Replied June 17, 2024, 8:24 PM EDT
I’m sorry- no label available on that…thanks anyway!

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The Question Asker Replied June 19, 2024, 12:28 PM EDT
I don't know where or from whom you got your hydrangea but it is important for you to know to properly care for it.  If it is not hardy in our zone, you will need to bring it inside and care for it during the winter or let it freeze outside and toss it.
Barbara, Anoka County MG, TCA Replied June 19, 2024, 9:31 PM EDT

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