Do you know what type of hydrangea? How long has it been planted?

Kuriakl, did the shrub ever bloom for you? I planted a small hydrangea 3 years ago - the 1st year I had 1 bloom. The next year I had 3 blooms and this year I have over 30!!! Sometimes a shrub needs some time to mature before it starts flowering. Now I have another hydrangea, Harlequin, that I've had for 3 years and it never bloomed. I just found out it's not hardy here so the flower buds get killed over the winter. These are 2 reasons that could explain why it's not blooming for you.

Mebarry, do you know more information about Harlequin? Where is it hardy? I am in 7B in central NC and have 2 Harlequin, which were planted spring of 2004 as one yr old plants. This year I have one bloom on one plant. Also they did not grow much, although are very healthy and were when i got them from the mail order nursery.Thanks for any advice.

rosegal - i also got my Harlequin from a mail order company and it was a 1 yr old plant - I could have sworn they listed it as hardy to zone 5. But I've recently done some research on the Internet and it's listed for zone 7 to 9. So I'm going to try the winter protection thing. I've also read that it hates any afternoon sun. It's also a relatively small plant 3 to 4 feet. Which would explain why mine isn't that big yet either. I'm thinking it just may need some more time to mature.

Jerseygirl, thanks for the info. Your similiar situation in growth is good to know. Mine does get a little afternoon sun, so that may be stressing it a bit. Maybe if the next year brings the same results I will move to a "morning sun only" location. I realize that is best for them especailly down here, but I was trying to have hydrangeas in other places too. Thought I could get away with it. Maybe I will try a different hydrangea in this little bit of afternoon sun, rather than Harlequin if it hates PM sun. Thanks for the thoughts....always good too hear from someone with same plant/situation.