Now that you have purchased your new Annabelle Hydrangea and ready plant it in it's new home we wanted to provide some useful information so that your new plant will thrive!

Where to Plant you Annabelle Hydrangea

Believe it or not your new Annabelle Hydrangea is very tough. We have ours planted in full sun with no shade. We water it on accession as needed but it does just fine. Annabelle will grow in just about any soil, and for our area of North Georgia that is a good thing! No matter where you plant your new Annabelle remember that it will need four plus hours of sun each day to thrive. A little afternoon shade is fine and in our area welcomed!

You are gonna have to prune the buds!

One complaint that I here about Annabelle's is that they are not strong enough to hold up the large flowers. If you do not prune properly in the beginning this is true! For the first full season we clip off any new blooms so the plant will work on growing branches, and a strong root system. Your Annabelle is a mounding plant which means it will shoot of new stems for many years to come. As the branches age over the winter they will "bark up" meaning the branches will turn from green and soft to more like bark and a lot stronger.  These branches will hold up new blooms as well as new shoots coming up in spring. Another interesting fact is that the Annabelle will come back each year no matter what the winter throws at us in Georgia! You "could" even cut it to within inches of the ground and it will come back next spring!!

So dig your hole twice the size of the container, and as far as depth always remember this - plant it too low and it wont grow, plant it to high and it will die! Always, always, always remember to plant your shrubs at the same height they were in the container. After planting give it a good soaking with water to settle the soil. If you purchased your plant from me it has plenty of slow release fertilizer for the growing season and has been treated with Neem Oil (all natural) to resist insects.

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