How To Care For Hydrangeas In North Texas. Put the pots in an area that receives morning sun light and shade in the afternoon to optimize growth. Like other Hydrangea varieties it does require a little protection from the hot Texas sun in late afternoon and thrives in moist acid-rich soil.
Hydrangeas bloom from May through early summer. Hydrangeas require full sun and adequate moisture for best bloom. Northeastern exposure is ideal.
Near and west of I-35 however it means replacing alkaline soils entirely with a mix of 50 percent sphagnum peat moss 30 percent finely ground pine bark mulch and 20 percent sandy loam topsoil.
After you plant them youll want to water heavily for the first week. The farther west and northwest you go in Texas the more challenging hydrangeas will become. Pruning in the spring or early summer removes the fall. Hydrangea macrophylla the large-leafed shrub with the large rounded clusters of pink or blue blooms flowers in late spring.