Wow, I just realized that my hydrangea is now seven years old. It's hands down my oldest plant alive. The problem is that it hasn't bloomed in about 3-4 years. Well this year I finally sat down and tried to figure it out. Since it was very prone to wilting, I placed it under a well shaded tree. It turns out it needs some sunlight in order to flower. So I pruned the calamansi tree that shades it. Furthermore, the last time it bloomed, it had pink flowers. I bought it specifically because it had lavender blooms. To fix that, I also mulched it with some banana peels since supposedly potassium turns it blue.
If you look at the picture, it does look pretty big now -- just no flowers. Well let's see in a few months if it blooms (I expect March or so).
