# Pruning hydrangeas **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pruning-hydrangeas/560184 "2010-11-10T15:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pruning-hydrangeas/560184/1 "2010-11-10T15:50:50Z")
When is the time to prune hydrangea’s so that one does not interfere with bluming. Looking it up on line tells me about new and old wood, but I am confused as to when is the best time. Now? The Spring? ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pruning-hydrangeas/560184/2 "2010-11-10T17:06:39Z")
Do you know what type of hydrangea you have? It makes a difference. ---
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pruning-hydrangeas/560184/3 "2010-11-10T17:18:37Z")
Sorry, I do not. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pruning-hydrangeas/560184/4 "2010-11-10T17:49:36Z")
I don’t know what the difference in types is, but I’ve trimmed ours in early spring (that’s May in New England) and in the fall. It never fails to bloom.