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Dying Hydrangea?

GardeningNinjaGardeningNinja Posts: 7
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Does anyone have any ideas about what has caused this with my hydrangea? It seemed to be doing fine, and then suddenly part of it looks to be dying off. 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Has it been kept well watered?
    An alternative is animal urine - they're a bl**dy nuisance if marking territory. 
    If that's a possibility, give it a thorough soaking - but not if it's sunny where you are. Wait until there's enough shade there.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • GardeningNinjaGardeningNinja Posts: 7
    Ah, animal urine could make sense. Thanks Fairygirl. I have a few plants that have suddenly and mysteriously perished, planted alongside others of the same type that are thriving. I wonder if they're getting peed on!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Either way I would water copiously - 10 to 15 litres at a time and done daily till it recovers.   The water will dilute any urine still in the surface soil and help the whole plant recover.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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