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title: "It’s late July, and my hydrangea bushes seem late to bloom. Any tips?…"
description: "It’s late July, and my hydrangea bushes seem late to bloom. Any tips? Should I fertilise or feed them?"
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author: "driftinghouse🪴"
published: "2026-07-23T23:02:37.950271Z"
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# It’s late July, and my hydrangea bushes seem late to bloom. Any tips?…

_Posted by driftinghouse🪴 on 2026-07-23_

It’s late July, and my hydrangea bushes seem late to bloom. Any tips? Should I fertilise or feed them?

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## 11 comments

### Shayla commented on 2026-07-24

What variety? Looks like a little lime? I work at a nursery and we fertilize ours a few weeks before they bloom, except in heat waves because then it would be counter productive because the plant would be taking too much energy to make new blooms instead of keeping cool and hydrated.

#### MikeC replied on 2026-07-25

I think it’s. A panicle hydrangea

#### Shayla replied on 2026-07-25

If you pruned them at the wrong time they may not bloom this season

### Coffeemistress commented on 2026-07-24

Those ones tend to flower late summer, I have them too. They are lime light

#### Coffeemistress replied on 2026-07-24

When they are flowering I feed, it takes a lot of energy.

#### driftinghouse🪴 replied on 2026-07-26

Thank you for the tip!

#### driftinghouse🪴 replied on 2026-07-26

We also had a cold spring and late-starting summer, so perhaps this accounts for their lateness too.

#### driftinghouse🪴 replied on 2026-07-26

Yes, lime light

#### driftinghouse🪴 replied on 2026-08-12

I fertilized them 3 weeks ago \& now they are flowering!

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### Coffeemistress commented on 2026-07-26

Mine was planted a year ago. I thought I had killed it because it took so long to bloom. 🤣😂

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#### driftinghouse🪴 replied on 2026-08-12

Looks lovely 🥰

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