Rhododendrons help

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• K67 Posts: 2,506

  June 2018

  At first glance I thought it was an hydrangea but I guess you know what you bought! 
  
  

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• Papi Jo Posts: 4,254

  June 2018

  These look like very ill hydrangea .

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• K67 Posts: 2,506

  June 2018

  If it is a hydrangea it's flowering too early so has been forced. When did you put it in the garden? They prefer some shade. Did you dig over a 2ft square area first or just a hole?
  Did you bury it level with the level it was in the pot or have you planted too deeply? Have you watered it well and frequently. 
  
  

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• Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150

  June 2018

  It is a hydrangea K67 👍.
  
  Hi Steve. I'd guess that it's a recently purchased one judging by the size of the blooms. ???
  These are often forced into flowering early to put on an enticing show in the shops. If this is the case yours might simply be finished for this year 😞.
  
  The good news is that they will come back at the right time next summer, the buds are just starting to burst on mine.
  Keep yours well hydrated while it settles in, and keep the base clear of weeds and stuff where slugs can hide. I think I spy a little slug damage to the lower leaves.
  
  You might have bindweed creeping in near the fence (heart shaped leaves to the left of the pic) ?
  You want to get rid, if it is.

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• midkentpools Posts: 3

  August 2018

  Thanks all for your help,you are right it is a  hydrangea 
  yes shop bought and I presume as you say forced to flower 
  look forward to it next year

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  August 2018

  Also best not to chop off the dead flowerheads until next spring. They usually do a good job of keeping frost from damaging the flower buds for next year that are just underneath the dead blooms

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• RubyRoss Posts: 124

  August 2018

  It's hydrangea 'rendezvous cocktail'; I got one a few weeks ago

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