So strange. I have buds that are about to burst on all of my paniculatas and not one single bud on any of my macs except for one that is a noid when we bought the house last year. My guess is an endless summer.

If you don’t see any buds by now that’s unfortunately a bad sign. Did plant die to ground ? Sounds like buds didn’t survive winter.

Also its not that strange that you have paniculata buds but not Mac buds. Paniculatas form buds on this years growth so frosts never affect them so they bloom reliably even in very harsh winters.

Macs form the buds on last years growth so the buds have to be able to make it through winter. Thus blooming can be much more ify with Macs.

Yes, I too think that you need to wait for the macs to develop new stems, have the stems get large and old enough to develop flower buds and theeen the buds will open and look like broccoli. Early June is too early.

Ok, thanks everyone. The LA dreamin‘ is Supposed to bloom on old and new wood (which is why I got it). i Guess I’ll just see what happens in the next month.

My la dreamin hasn’t bloomed yet either. It died down and has all new growth. Since I thought it bloomed on old and new wood I was expecting flowers, but I guess it doesn’t. Very disappointing

It may be too early for the new stems to be tall and old enough to develop flower buds and for the buds to open. Especially, if local weather like rainy/cloudy causes it to delay bloomage.

From the Spring Hill Nursery Website, they say you can get blooms until Fall: " You'll just delight in the color show as it blooms and blooms again from early summer until fall. Its large flower heads are borne on sturdy, upright stems, and they rebloom strongly, flowering heavily on both old and new wood; this means you will have an abundant show from early summer through hard frost. "What

Unfortunately, they aldo suggest that blooms should appear as early as in 'early summer' and we are around the middle or so that has not happened yet.. I sure hope they get started soon too!

Good luck.