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Is this Hydrangea salvageable?

rchmprchmp Posts: 10
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All-white Hydrangea planted a couple of months ago. When I removed the dead blooms, it's looking a little bit sad and eaten alive. 
Does anyone have advice on how to protect it overwinter and ensure it comes back stronger next year? Thanks

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Bit of vine weevil damage is all I can see. You can use nematodes in warmer temps, or there's a chemical solution.
    Need no protection - totally bombproof and hardy everywhere in the UK.

    Other than that - it just needs time. They're slow growing. They take several years to be sizeable, and that will also depend on the variety. Do you know what it is?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • rchmprchmp Posts: 10
    Fairygirl said:
    Bit of vine weevil damage is all I can see. You can use nematodes in warmer temps, or there's a chemical solution.
    Need no protection - totally bombproof and hardy everywhere in the UK.

    Other than that - it just needs time. They're slow growing. They take several years to be sizeable, and that will also depend on the variety. Do you know what it is?
    Thank you - I'm relieved.

    It's a Macrophylla 'Wudu' I think. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Most macrophyllas [most hydrangeas]  are just pruned in late winter/early spring, which is when the flower heads would be removed. The reason for that is to protect the new growth from winter weather, especially frosts. Paniculatas are slightly different. 
    You would usually just trim back to some good buds, taking a small amount off, and as the shrub grows to full size, those stems will grow, and produce more flowering potential.
    As the shrub matures and gets older and woodier, you can remove old and damaged stems to rejuvenate it, as you can with all hydrangeas.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • rchmprchmp Posts: 10
    Fairygirl said:
    Most macrophyllas [most hydrangeas]  are just pruned in late winter/early spring, which is when the flower heads would be removed. The reason for that is to protect the new growth from winter weather, especially frosts. Paniculatas are slightly different. 
    You would usually just trim back to some good buds, taking a small amount off, and as the shrub grows to full size, those stems will grow, and produce more flowering potential.
    As the shrub matures and gets older and woodier, you can remove old and damaged stems to rejuvenate it, as you can with all hydrangeas.  :)
    Thanks. To be honest, I don't see buds at all on this, so I'll probably just leave it as it is then?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - just leave it for now. You'll see new growth in spring. At the moment it still has it's foliage, but it'll drop that. They're all deciduous. All the ones here are coloured up and dropping their foliage, but you may be in a warmer area, so it isn't becoming dormant yet  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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