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Help my Hydrangea please!

MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
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I was so intent on trying to keep my potted Hydrangea blue i took the advise i read on line and used vinegar on it. I diluted as per instructions but my plant looks so sad. I have tried putting lots of water on it since to 'wash it out'. Will it pick up or have i killed it? t i a  

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Probably killed it with vinegar,  I would take it out of the pot and repot (if you’ve no alternative) in ericaceous compost.  It will need feeding every year if you keep it in a pot.  Either that or put it in ground and buy the proper stuff from the garden centre for turning them blue. 
    Hydrangeas really don’t do that well in pots, they are a very large plant that likes to be in open ground. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    My mother in law keeps her hydrangea in a large pot very successful, it’s huge with flowers. I don’t know how but mine has never flowered so I’m thinking of sticking it in the borders this autumn. It would mean less watering at least.
  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
    Ilikeplants said:
    My mother in law keeps her hydrangea in a large pot very successful, it’s huge with flowers. I don’t know how but mine has never flowered so I’m thinking of sticking it in the borders this autumn. It would mean less watering at least.
    Do you feed it ?  I give all my flowering plants (both in the ground and in containers) a regular dose of tomato food during June, July and Aug.  Keeps them going into autumn.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've never fed my hydrangeas, other than a bit of B,F&Bone in spring. 
    Anything in a container is different from a plant in the ground though. It's possible to keep them in a container, but that depends on the container, the variety and how mature it is, and the aftercare. Most of them don't do well long term without very good attention.
    @Ilikeplants, it will depend on the general health of the shrub, the type it is, the age, and when you're pruning it. You might be pruning off the flowering shoots if you do it at the wrong time. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    It is in a very large pot in ericaceous soil and i have fed with ericaceous food. It was only purchased this year but was already quite large. Although i know they like a lot of water i fear i may have over done it.
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    @Fairygirl mine is a small cutting from hers so hers is the mature mother plant. Mine has been left unattended at times though so probably hasn’t even had enough watering in the 2 years or so that I’ve had it. Pot is large but probably needs to be resoiled and the other plant that’s sharing the pot moved.
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