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Sarahnicole Sewickley, PA May 10, 2018

One of my quickfire hydrangeas isn’t leafing out completely. What should I do?

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luis_pr Hurst, TX(Zone 7b) May 19, 2018

Hydrangeas that were just planted last year tend to leaf out late. Others that had a "rough" winter can also leaf out late so.... wait until the end of May to see if all the stems and branches have leafed out. By then, they should have if you are in Zones 4 or warmer.

At that point, feel free to prune the branches with no leaves.

Paniculatas like Quickfire and Little Quickfire bloom on new wood so the remaining branches with leaves should produce bloomage. QF and LQF do bloom 2-4 weeks earlier than other paniculatas so late frosts can also zap leaves. My Little QF got close to having its leaves zapped on year when it decided to leaf out early in late March (I am in Zone 8 in Texas and get mild winters some years).

In the meantime, continue giving it TLC: keep it well mulched with organic mulch, about 2-4". And keep the soil as evenly moist -not wet- as you can.

If you cannot wait until then, you can also very carefully and lightly scratch the skin off to see if you can "see" green on the branches. Dead branches will be dry and will not be pliable but then again, when the shrub shuts down for winter, its branches look like that too and will not be pliable again until the branches fully awaken.

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