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What’s wrong with meY hydrangea

Poly-anthusPoly-anthus Posts: 155
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Suddenly the new shoots are curling up. Can’t see any bugs. Any suggestions.  
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  • Poly-anthusPoly-anthus Posts: 155

  • Poly-anthusPoly-anthus Posts: 155
    Sorry, my computer skills are pretty basic, but this was the bestI would manage 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Bumping up … @Fairygirl ‘s pretty good on hydrangeas … are you about Fairy? 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    Where is it planted, a sunny location?
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Looks like a bud that got frosted in the cold spell, just cut those  bits back, the rest looks good. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Poly-anthusPoly-anthus Posts: 155
    It it gets the sun from about lunchtime till evening Elfer.  I suppose it could be frost damage but it’s affected most of the bush.  I’ll cut off most of the affected bits but I don’t think it’ll do much for the rest of this year.  It didn’t have a lot of flowers last year but the ones it did have were huge. Thanks for your replies folks.

  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    edited June 2021
    It could be frostbite but we had the frosty nights long time ago and I would have expected new growth to have covered those or for you to have noticed it back in April or early may if that was the case.

    Given that it's getting direct afternoon sun I think sunburn could be the culprit as most Hydrangeas such as Macrophylla, do not tolerate strong direct sun. I'd move it to a bright shade or dappled sun area even morning sun is better than hot midday/afternoon sun. However it's a bit risky to move it so late in the season unless it's in a pot. You could get inventive and rig up something to shelter it from the direct sun.

    And make sure you are give it plenty of water as Hydrangeas are thirsty plants, more so in hot sun.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve got 60 Hydrangeas, at least half are in full all day. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    edited June 2021
    Wow that's a lot of Hydrangeas @Lyn what varieties have you got?

    My Macrophyllas that have been in full sun are all sun scorched but the ones in bright shade are doing well (see pic) as well as the one in morning sun. I have a couple of panniculata hydrangeas that are supposedly more sun tolerant but I have planted them in bright shade too.


  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The only ones I have in named varieties are Vanilla Fraise and Annabelle, the rest are mop heads and lace caps all done from cuttings wherever we could pick them up. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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