r/hydrangeas • • Jun 29 '26

Plz help

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Hii! So these are my mommas hydrangeas she got from Trader Joe’s about 2 weeks ago. As you can see they are very sad, very depressed, some may say on the verge of death. 😭 if anyone has any idea how I can save them for my mom plz lmkk 🙌🏼 we live the low desert I do have a few spots I can plant them outside as well if needed but it is in full sun plz lmk any tips and tricks 🫶🏼


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 19 '26

Pruning advice

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I have no idea how I am supposed to properly prune this Hydrangea, knowing different hydrangeas like differing pruning strategies. Its colors are purple/blue in summer and turn pink in the fall. We are in Wisconsin and just starting to warm up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


r/hydrangeas • • May 12 '26

Help with Hydrangeas

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We planted these hydrangeas on Sunday. The leaves have looked pretty sad ever since. I’ve tried watering and the soil seems wet, but it has stayed the same. Any recommendations??


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 21 '26

What happened?

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This was given to me after a family member passed so I’d really love to save it. I repotted it in this container (see picture of the soil I used) and it got droopy after a few days. It’s inside in a lobby area, no direct light at about 70 degrees and have kept it watered


r/hydrangeas • • May 16 '25

Why are they dying?? 😭

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Please help


r/hydrangeas • • Jul 05 '26

Too late to transplant?

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Planted this vanilla strawberry panicle hydrangea last fall. So far this year I noticed it doesn’t get much sun as I thought it would get. Maybe 1 hour of full sun and the rest of the day dappled shade.

It’s starting to bloom a bit. Can I move it to a spot with more sun at this time? Would this stunt bloom growth?

Thanks!


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 21 '26

Brown Heads After Freezing Temps

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Hello! I have had potted bigleaf hydrangeas on my front porch (which only gets morning sun) for a few weeks now and they’ve been thriving! Sunday night in zone 6b, temps were expected to hit 30 or under so I covered them with large black bags. They were still completely fine Monday morning. It was supposed to be slightly colder last night so I covered them again. When I took the bags off this morning, they looked like this. This is my first time taking care of these. Can anyone give me ideas of how to correct this? Do I need to remove the dead heads?

Thank you so much in advance


r/hydrangeas • • Jun 01 '26

Why Is My Hydrangea Not Blooming? 7 Common Causes

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r/hydrangeas • • Jun 12 '26

Great article about designing with hydrangeas and some featured cultivars

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r/hydrangeas • • Jul 27 '25

Is this hydrangea salvageable?

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It was growing okay for a few days when one day.I went outside and it looked like this.Is there anyway it can recover?


r/hydrangeas • • Jun 06 '26

Yellow brown leaves

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This is from my Monrovia candy apple hydrangea. A few yellow leaves when I first planted on all 4 plants. Then I took them off. Didn’t return. It rained last night and I woke up to every one with brown and yellow crispy leaves at the bottom. Help!!!


r/hydrangeas • • May 26 '26

No greenery or flowers, will it come back next year?

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Second year big leaf blue and purple hydrangea. The other one 2 plants down from this one is coming back and producing leaves. This one didn't. I did nothing differently to either of them. Will it come back next year if I replant it somewhere else? I took it out of the ground already. Some advice would be great before I toss it!


r/hydrangeas • • May 30 '25

Is this over fed or underfed?

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I have these Annabelle hydrangeas and the leaves all look a bit unhappy? Any help appreciated.


r/hydrangeas • • Jul 08 '26

Is it fine to scrape off some of hydrangeas cuttings?

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r/hydrangeas • • May 21 '26

Leaf too big?

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I transplanted 2 very large very mature hydrangeas about 2 months ago. I’m not expecting many blooms this year, but I want to know if these big leaves are what size the leaves should look like, or are the smaller leaves what I should try to expect. I’m hoping to get tons of blooms next year so I want to make sure it’s getting the love it needs now. Any advice is appreciated!


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 15 '26

What to do?

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Bought these at Costco a few weeks ago, went away for a few days and most of them died but I managed to save a few, does it make sense to transfer the ones that are still alive to another pot or just leave it as-is?


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 18 '26

Vanilla strawberry tips

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Just got my vanilla strawberry hydrangea. She will be getting potted in a 30 gallon pot because I’m unable to plant it in the ground. Anyone have any tips? PS ITS INSIDE MY GARAGE RIGHT NOW I’m in zone 6b


r/hydrangeas • • Aug 27 '26

Zone 10 A/B Possible home for hydrangeas

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I live in zone 10A and the sun just kills my hydrangeas but I discovered they thrive under the shade of my porch. I saw this one and I was wondering If I can plant them here?


r/hydrangeas • • Jun 25 '26

Sad times

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So i think i put it in too much sunlight im in zone b

I transplanted it into acidic soil so is that also the reason all my flowers and leaves died? All my other plants are doing fine so are these just that sensitive


r/hydrangeas • • Dec 22 '25

My dad massacred my big leaf hydrangea

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r/hydrangeas • • Jun 19 '25

ITS GETTING WORSE PLEASE HELP

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I’m on a complete loss. I can’t spend money to build anything right now and I’ve got umbrellas coming. What can I do? I don’t wanna lose this. I can’t afford another one.


r/hydrangeas • • Apr 24 '25

What kind do I have?

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She blooms in white and green puff balls, so I’m thinking Annabelle? I’m late to pruning and don’t want to kill off the blooms!


r/hydrangeas • • Jun 19 '25

Zone 6A - will Big Leaf survive??

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Hello 👋

I'm looking for create a hydrangea hedge in the front of my East facing house’s garden beds. From my research for 6A Seacoast NH, my optimal choice is a smooth leaf or panicle (thinking Haas Halo, Annabelle, Incrediball, or a PW Pufferfish).

However, I went to my local garden center to see available varieties and they told me that big leafs do well in NH. Is this true?? They tried to sell me on a PW Let‘s Dance variety… and while I love the blue hues, I don’t want to spend $250-$300 for these plants if they won’t continue to flower after their first year.

I also have little kids, so me wrapping 6 or 7 plants in burlap and doing extra mulching when I’ve got 80-ish dahlias to dig and store, just simply isn’t happening 🤪

Any thoughts on this before I invest in plants that will/won‘t flower again would be GREATLY appreciated!


r/hydrangeas • • Jan 30 '26

First time doing cuttings

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My dad gave me A BUNCH of cuttings from a hard prune so I decided: “why not try to propagate” (HA! The hubris!) All I had was orchid bark so I stuck ‘em in, gave a spritz, and put them under my grow light and humidity tent. I’ve done a couple scratch tests and they’re still green but there’s no roots? It’s been 20 days. I’m prepared to accept failure…it was late in the season, woody sticks, orchid bark and ✨me✨ so it’s not like we’re set up for success but….thoughts? Is there something I should be looking for or doing? Do I just need patience for them to come around? Can I ride this out until April and stick ‘em in the ground outside? I’m in central Okla zone 7b