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Hydrangea Help
mambaitalia
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Hello, I'm new here so I'm hoping anyone can please help. I just yesterday planted my Hydrangea and today it now looks like this! Planted according to guidelines, also put in some miracle grow at bottom of hole that I dug as recommended. Could it be the shock? Any help is so appreciated!
Mishelle
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It's early for hydrangeas to be in flower so I expect it has been 'forced' by being grown in sheltered conditions and planting it out has, as you say, been a shock
As long as you look after it there's no reason why it won't survive and bloom for you next year. Don't cut the fading flower heads off until next spring - they often change to lovely faded colours through the summer and autumn and protect the next years buds through the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It shouldn't be in flower until mid to late summer, so it's been brought on early for the consumer market. I'd cut the flowerheads off and let it concentrate on making good roots without having to try and support the flower.
H-C
Dove, didn't read yours and although I agree re the flower heads when they're in the right season I'd remove them as they've been made this early and let the resultant new growth be the protection element for the winter months.
H-C
What sort of miracle grow substance did you put at the bottom of the planting hole? Was it a compost mix or a powdered fertilizer? Miracle Grow fertilizers tend to have very high nightrogen levels.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Good point HC
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
remove the dead flowers, the leaves look fine, i'd water heavily for a couple of weeks to get it settled, that should help as hydrangeas love water
Last edited: 24 May 2017 12:51:06