Beginner Gardening: Hydrangeas don't flower, 1 by NancyGroutsis

NancyGroutsis wrote:
hcmcdole, those are lovely hydrangea pictures!

ken33, I had read that hydrangeas should be purchased while in bloom:

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

Last spring I was shopping for Quickfire hydrangeas and the one I liked best was the largest one with the biggest, greenest leaves, but as I approached the plant I suddenly remembered Judith King's advice (from the website link). So I walked back along the row and found the one with the most blooms. It had a lot of annoying dead branches but it was covered from top to bottom with beautiful white blooms (springtime color is white-now it's pink). When I brought it home the blooms increased and it has been full of blooms like a beautiful bouquet ever since and no end in sight (see attached photo taken today after the rains), but the front (top of photo) facing the morning light has more blooms. - DoGooder