Need help with Hydrangea bush?

Yes you can cut it back hard, also dig in some ericaceous soil if you want the flowers to be blue, otherwise normal soil for pink.

Mopheads and many big-leaf hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) bloom on old wood, so any late-season (or fall or winter) pruning you do erases next year's flowers.

The smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), bloom on new wood so pruning those in late winter or early spring wouldn't be a problem.

'Endless Summer' is type of mophead hydrangea that will bloom no matter when they are pruned, & will regenerate the bloom bud even if the spring frost destroyed its old blooms.

If you're not sure what kind of Hydrangea you have, wait & prune it right after it blooms.

http://gardening.about.com/od/treesshrubs/a/Prune_...

http://www.yourgarden.com/qa/eng/special-hydrangea...

P.S. You're plant isn't ruined. It'll grow, but might not flower this year if it normally blooms on old wood.

Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.

Mine isn't a climber, yet final 12 months I had in simple terms 4 or 5 vegetation. This 12 months there would desire to be 500. this is attractive. I in simple terms cut back back a pair of million/2 way. Hydrangea loves coffee grounds. in simple terms unload and rake in on the brink of the bush.

Hydrangea plants like lots of shade. The more the better they come in blue, white, purple and lavender. You can cut them down to the ground during winter and they will sprout out right around mid-spring. They also like regular watering almost daily during summer.

They are susectible to powdery mildew (a fungus) so watch out for powdery substance on leaves.

Most will not bloom if cut back, it will live but take two years to bloom

You can by an pH additive to change color...the more acidic the soil the bluer, and the more neutral, the pinker

You need to know what type you have. Here is a very good site:

http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/faq.html