Do you know which variety of hydrangea it is @spiros206 ? Is it in a sunny or shady position and how big is the pot? Have you ever pruned it, and if so at which time of year ? Enough questions
Hi, I have had it for several year, used to leave it out in the sun at the front of my house but have just moved it into a more shady location & given it some bone meal. I have pruned it but not for about a year & that was when it had no leaves on it. Its a fair sized pot, thats about all I know I am afraid
@spiros206 If it was in full sun it won't have been too happy, so moving it into the shade will help. If you could post a photo that would certainly help with further advice, and maybe also if you could measure the pot. Ideally hydrangeas should be in the ground, but l have 2 in very large pots and they are doing OK. They also need plenty of water, so you need to keep an eye on that, especially as it's in a pot.
Just to confirm, are you in the UK, if so whereabouts? (Just a general location will do).
There's nothing wrong with your hydrangea @murasaki - it'll just have to much competition from the plants around it to get it enough moisture. That bit of wilting is just down to that, especially if you've had a lot of hot weather recently. The plant will be struggling to get enough to the outer parts of the shrub.
@spiros206 - don't keep feeding it. Just water and lots of it. Now that it's in the shade, that will help too. In a pot, you need to keep refreshing the growing medium each year - and it needs to be in soil, not just compost, if that's what it's been in. If you don't have suitable soil in your garden for it, and it has to be in a pot, you need one of the soil based products available - John Innes. They'd need a pot of at least around 20- 24 inches in each direction to thrive for a long enough time. The size of it when you bought it and planted it, is also a factor
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We have, 2 in large pots on a sunny patio. They are blue flowered in ericaceous mix (that's why they are in pots). They need a lot of water but otherwise perform well.
I have a gorgeous cream hydrangea in a half barrel, shady spot and lots of water and it flowers well so it is possible it’s just more work but that’s the joy of gardening in a rented house.
The common blue and pink ones will grow almost anywhere without too much special attention though, as long as the soil mix is ok. It's the watering that's most important.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@murasaki Lily of the Valley does spread where it is happy, not too difficult to dig up. The leaves on your Hydranga would look badly damaged if weedkiller was the cause.
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Have you ever pruned it, and if so at which time of year ?
Enough questions
If you could post a photo that would certainly help with further advice, and maybe also if you could measure the pot.
Ideally hydrangeas should be in the ground, but l have 2 in very large pots and they are doing OK. They also need plenty of water, so you need to keep an eye on that, especially as it's in a pot.
Just to confirm, are you in the UK, if so whereabouts? (Just a general location will do).
@spiros206 - don't keep feeding it. Just water and lots of it. Now that it's in the shade, that will help too. In a pot, you need to keep refreshing the growing medium each year - and it needs to be in soil, not just compost, if that's what it's been in. If you don't have suitable soil in your garden for it, and it has to be in a pot, you need one of the soil based products available - John Innes. They'd need a pot of at least around 20- 24 inches in each direction to thrive for a long enough time. The size of it when you bought it and planted it, is also a factor
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...