I bought a smallish climbing hydrangea about 4 years ago. So far no blooms. It's grown tall and it seems to be filling out some this season so far.. Does anyone have any experience with this plant? I like it because it will add vertical dimension to my shade garden... just getting impatient for blooms. :-?
It is not unusual for the Climbing Hydrangea to take up to 5 years before it start blooming, so you just have to be patient. It is well worth the wait "First it sleeps, then it creeps, then it leaps". We cut 2-3 feet off this old plant every year to keep it away from the roof. It had maybe 2 hours of sunlight a day. Climbing hydrangea ( photo / image / picture from Anemone's Garden ) PS: This is NOT recommended - having it climb on the house - the stems leave a residue that is very difficult to remove.
Thank you Anemone, yours is gorgeous.. I think maybe next year for mine.. so far this year I really can't tell yet... but I think this is the fourth year already at least... fingers crossed..
"First it sleeps, then it creeps, then it leaps". Isn't that the truth. 3 years ago I planted Lilac Trees. The first year they did nadda, the second year did barely anything, this year it's as if I fed them steroids lol!
