Question by AUBURN: ** Can someone please help me with my Hydrangea?**?
I planted a “Never ending summer” hydrangea about a month and a half ago and it suffered from lack of rain. When we came back from vacation, it was dry and brown with just a few green tips on the stems, just below what used to be the flower heads. Is my hydrangea fried or is there hope for it? Should I prune it back? Or dig it up and start with another one? And is this the right time of year to get another one or should I wait? If so, when should I get one?? I live in SE Pennsylvania, just 20 miles NE of Philadelphia– I forget what “zone” that is.
MANY thanks for your help!
So many questions…
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Answer by Joanne A. W
I think you have a wait and see situation.
Here is more information from:
http://www.robertsonsflowers.com/Ask_the_Expert.asp
“Lace caps need a bit more sun than most Hydrangeas. Cut off old blooms when the blooms are faded. Don’t cut the old wood however. Most Hydrangeas bloom on old wood from the previous year. Don’t over fertilize. Use a time release plant food like Osmocote granular type. Just give it the right sun exposure, no hot noon summer sun they are best in morning and late afternoon sun. That is why the plant tags usually say “partial shade”. Plant outside after May 15th (frost date) and it will come back every year.”
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