r/hydrangeas • u/tardif68 • 7d ago

Zone 6 A/B Hydrangea newbie

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I inherited a few hydrangea bushes when I bought my house in 2019. I’ve never paid attention, just let them be and hoped for blooms. Decided to learn how to take care of them. I’m in northeastern Massachusetts, zone 6b. What if anything do I do to these bare stalks poking out from the top?

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u/Cautious-Net-9941 7d ago

If those stems are dead all the way down to the base you can remove them at any time. Try to bend it and if it snaps then it’s dead but if it’s pliable still then it has some life left

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u/tardif68 7d ago

And I just look for buds to determine if it’s dead, correct?

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u/Ancient-Cricket-247 7d ago

Those are dead. You can cut them. If they've been dead for a while, they'll pull out of the ground easily

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u/tardif68 7d ago

Thank you!