I'm thinking about adding a hydrangea or two to my landscape here in the Richmond area. Do I need to protect these in the winter with wraps or something else? Does it depend on the hyrdangea variety I choose? If I need to do lots of winter protection, I will probably go for something else. Thanks!
As best as I understand it, if it blooms on "new wood" it should be ok. I put in an "Endless Summer" variety last fall and it dies to the ground, but has come back with vigor and has lots of buds on it. One piece of advice: whatever you get, make sure you water it very well the first year. It really drinks up the water
I wish I knew what variety mine were then I could tell you that you do not need to do anything to them. I am in the DC area.
About 1/4 of my stalks die over the winter, the others survive and sprout new growth. I am not sure if new stalks flower on mine or not. We have only been here ~2 years and I have been too afraid to cut them back and see if I get blooms or not on the new growth.
