We’ve had an unusual winter here in the Pacific Northwest. I live in CT and am disappointed in the lack of flowers on all our hydrangea macrophylla–even the ‘endless summer’ and ‘Bloomstruck’ are pretty much devoid of flowers. If the ground is boggy you should move them to a higher location or a spot on a slope so that they aren’t in standing water. Also, I’m so upset the flowers are purplish instead of the beautiful blue. Sometimes mice/voles or other critters eat the bark, or string trimmers or other mechanical damage happens that prevents the plant from sending energy from the roots up to the top. Should I wait too see what happens before cutting them back? Maintain good insect and … Hopefully the pot has drainage holes, yes? You can help this situation by putting your plant in a larger pot right away so that there is more soil around the roots that will hold onto water. So think of which of these might be the problem. In spring and early summer hydrangea leaves can show black spots, especially during bouts of wet, rainy weather. I have 3 hydrangeas already planted in this a specific area and I decided I wanted more – so I know that the light requirement is fine for part fun/ full sun hydrangeas. Wait a month to see if the plant that has no growth produces green leaves from ground level. Steve – yes there is a very effective, organic weed killer you can use: your hands. Hydrangeas can get powdery mildew which is grey, black can be fungal or fertilizer burn. I am watering them everyday towards the end of the day before the sun goes down. It’s sprouting new leaves, but I’m seeing it on those, too. Your email address will not be published. My 10 year old climbing hydrangea is doing something I’ve not seen in previous years. And next time, we’d urge you to get a healthy plant from your local Independent Garden Center and you will be able to get good, local advice and a strong plant that won’t add stress to your life. In general, watering with a soaker hose or sprinkler is best because when watering by hand, people get bored long before a plant gets a good deep soaking. I have noticed in the past week where some of the new growth is and flowers are wilting and dying. The Lemon Daddy, for example, will turn yellow as it ages so be cognizant of the variety you have so that you can be prepared for what situations warrant natural yellow color. Good luck! I’d probably water well anyway, Denise. The leaves at the tip have turned brown and wilted. Leaves are perky at night; wilting during the day. My Hydrangea has loads of white blobs all over the stems and under the leaves. I live in upstate NY where we’ve had excessive rain (24/30 days in June were rainy) Could this be the cause and/or might this be iron deficiency? Also, be careful to not wet the leaves when irrigating the plants during the growing season. There is one that does not look right this year. I am having a hard time knowing what kind of hydrangea it is to try to read and research how to best take care of it. Maybe you could bring them into the garage or a porch for a couple of days first – or just shake them well before bringing them inside. They seem to be doing fine with a soaker hose set to water from 5am-10am. Scatter this around the hydrangea at the base and then apply water. Yellowing leaves usually indicates the plant is suffering from a nutrient deficiency. It hasn’t been hot this week but when I checked the plant tonight some of the lower leaves are wilting and the soil was dry. Ditto fertilizing. Since we’re a garden center on Cape Cod normally people would bring in photos so that we can help them. They frequently turn a red or rusty color as the flowers age. We’re happy to help, Judy! Is there anyway to keep Incrediball Hydrengeas from turning green so early in the season? In this area we also had an extremely warm March followed by a killing frost (in the 20’s) in April, and that killed off lots of remaining buds that had already begun to break dormancy. 1. Can’t find anything online that addresses this problem. So feel the soil and if it’s starting to feel dry, give it a good soaking. Big leaf varieties of hydrangeas might have iron chlorosis which is effectively a nutrient deficiency it just means that your hydrangea is not getting adequate amounts of iron. In southern areas hydrangeas can also get powdery mildew – if you don’t see protection of the new foliage with Neem oil, switch to another organic fungicide. Thanks for your help! Any ideas? thank you. We water every day with those soaker hoses at night (around 7pm ish). Also, they do need some sunlight – perhaps you should move them to another location where there isn’t as much tree-root competition and they get a bit more sun. 2. now down to three stocks left the soil is moist to wet watered the other day had the plant for week and half. Deficiency of nutrients, in particular nitrogen and iron, is threatening: In any case, your three that don’t fill out might need some attention at the soil level – a good 2″ layer of composted manure that is spread not only over the stems but also a two feet or more away from the stems so that all the root zones are covered. Mona, Donna, Be sure that the pot has a drainage hole, however and don’t cover it up. Hydrangea stomata don't cooperate. If you’re planning on planting it outside, do so right away. You can certainly try protection but it’s usually not effective. 5/31/19-Northwest Indiana – Zone 5b very cool winter 2018-temp were down to -57 below zero-we are having a very cold and wet Spring- My vanilla strawberry hydrangea is receiving full sun (South side of the garden) – the plant is up near the house and it is in good well draining soil – however it is has not leaved out at ALL and yes it is still alive – the stems under the bark are green – is this plant suffering from the cold winter – has the growth been delayed? Yellow leaves are not only unattractive but they might be indicative of a problem severe enough that your hydrangea needs immediate help. Patrick, If so what should I do? They were looking fine on Friday when we left town, on Monday (today) when we got back the everlasting looked dead. I’ve never seen a hydrangea get damping off but it could be botrytis fungus if the plant was kept too wet. You might ease off the watering a bit and deeply soak the palnts every five to seven days, especially if the area around the plants is mulched to keep the water in the soil. Thank you! WHY I’M CALLED THE GARLAND HYDRANGEA™ Up until now, hydrangeas would only bring forth blooms at the end of their branches, but I am quite different. As a general rule, you should only spray in the springtime and make sure that it covers the entire plant and don’t spray plants in sunny weather as this can burn the leaves. If this happens, let it do so, pulling it near a window if you have one. I think you are describing hydrangea scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae. Should I cut off the leaves or branches that are brown? Last year at this time the green leaves had reached the top and there were many buds that turned into beautiful flowers soon after. The four bush does not have any of these effects but is not flowering. Should I cut the old leaves (would make it really bare…) spray the younger/less effected leaves vigilantly (after clearing the area/pre-existing mulch that may have the spores in it) and try to contain it until more new leaves fill out? Dianne, First, look all over the tree, up and down, to see if there was damage at the base or other areas. We explain what stomata are and steps to help your hydrangeas thrive. My husband bought me a pink patio hydrangea tree for Mother’s Day. It has not affected the blooms but looks awful. leaves are drying on the edges.do i need another plant or just be patient! Hydrangea leaf spot disease Photo credit: Larry Williams. My hydrangeas are too short! This is a cane borer. I have little limes and all of my 20 plants around our pool have developed yellow leaves on the inner most leaves of the plants. Don’t give them any more fertilizer as this will make the growth faster and temporarily weaker. Hi, hope you can help. If your plant recovers in the evening it’s not necessarily thirsty. Teresa, It also stands in early morning sun, though in shade after the sun goes round about 11 to 12 mid day. So usuing a sprinkler I’d be getting the leaves and flowers wet, that’s ok?? The leaves are healthy and green, but the stem seems bendy and that causes the leaves to be on the ground constantly. Are we not watering enough? I water them when I feel the soil start to dry. They’ve both done well so far but now the tree form and one limb of the bush form has leaves that are coming in long, spindly and deformed.The other limbs and leaves on the bush form are just fine. I have hydrangea that I planted this spring forever bloom I think well the one planted on the east/south end of the house are really looking bad the leaves are stunted looking and have brown spots with white specks in center of the brown spots also it seems to be a small hole develop in the brown spots then the end of the leaves are browning and curling what have I done. If your temps go below 10 degrees F. where you are, that can kill off many hydrangea buds and some varieties are more susceptible than others. So look to those as being the cause. Isabell – the spots on the leaves and flowering or lack of flowering are probably not related. Is there a weed killer that I can use to kill the weeds that will not kill the hydrangeas? I live in St. Louis (zone 6 I believe) and just bought a limelight hydrangea on Sunday and didn’t have time to plant it so I kept it in a shady corner of my yard. The middle plant was about 2/3 gone and I removed the bad part. Thanks everyone, hope these suggestions work as it is a lovely plant. Roxy White hydrangeas naturally turn green and then brown as the flowers age – you probably have an Annabelle, or an Incrediball, which flowers on new growth. I cannot find any information why this is happening and what I need to be doing. It has four blooms on it. Bigleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)Even though I’m located in Zone 5, my ‘Endless Summer’ mophead hydrangea—which usually has huge blue blossoms all summer long—was killed to the ground.Luckily, it has the wonderful ability to bloom on both old and new wood, so even though they were a bit later than usual, there were still many blooms. How? I have two of them. I have a hydrangea that the leaves curl up around the edges but still green. I’m afraid it wouldn’t be able to photosynthesize properly and die if I were to do that…. You gave me such good advice previously and I’m wondering if you can help again. What am I doing wrong? I’m not sure if this is why they’re turning brown or if it’s because we experienced temperatures in the 20’s last night and 30-40’s during the day today. I live in Northern Virginia and i has been a lot of weather in the 90s this year. However, each individual blossom is just as exquisite. Also, I think we planted the bushes too close to one another. Please advise and put me on your mail list. Hi, I have 2 bushes of green/white Hydrangea, separated by a photinia bush. Its leaves turn red in the fall, giving your garden late season foliage color. Most hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs (lose their leaves in the winter) and bloom in early summer to late fall. We live in Indiana (zone 6). Kathy. At this point, prune it back a bit and wait and see. These pots should be put in a place where the plants are dormant – an unheated garage, for example, or a shed. If they’ve dried out too much anytime since last summer when they formed their buds, some of the germ of this year’s flowers might have dried up. They replace their height in one season, so there is no such thing as pruning it to make it short again. How can I save this plant ? Veronica, What should I do? I live in SE Michigan and have had mine for 3 years and they are spectacular except for the fact that they turn green in late July. How much sun does it get? Looking up information and what to do, majority of the tips and such are for infected plants that only have the black spot fungus on a FEW leaves… but mine is covered in them… What should I do for this? Be sure the pots have drainage holes and don’t put anything but soil in the bottom of the pots…soil only. In spring and early summer hydrangea leaves can show black spots, especially during bouts of wet, rainy weather. We had a some very hot days, and I water the plants well every day, with good drainage. I’d love to send this blog administrator some pictures so I can get some advice? If there are only some holes in the leaves it probably falls under the “acceptable level of damage” category. Hi, I’m not a gardener but I want to maintain an existing garden from the house we purchased. Is there a way to tell if it has died or am I just to early to expect buds yet? We usually cut all of them to about 18 inches in the late fall. If so, how far back should I be cutting down stem? As they have been sheltering in the garage someone mentioned it may be damping off (although the leaves are dry and crispy) and to repot in loose soil. The stems have gone brown along with some wiltering leaves how far down should I cut those stems back? I moved to Charlotte, NC from Miami, FL…. I scraped a branch on each of the brown ones (as suggested by the nursery) and the branches still appear green. I have one (mophead variety) that was a gift from a family member. I WILL MISS MY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS THIS YEAR… It seems that half of the plant has dried and the leaves are wilted but the other half is still green. In the pink/blue macrophyllas, look for BloomStruck and all plants in the Everlasting Series. Once an annabelle is established they can go 3 to 5 days between watering, but not now. The buds that dropped off will not be back. Hi I have mop heads and some endless summer plants. When should I plant this outdoors? If you see the leaves turning yellow that means the disease has reached an advanced state. (Note that now some hydrangeas are being sold that were bred for strong stems: look for the Everlasting series.) This particular hydrangea is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9. Would I be able to receive news letter on my email? This is a leaf spot fungus. Are the brown ones OK…is this normal? I personally have a Hydrangea paniculata tree that is barely alive this spring after 9 years of good health. They face north in front of my home and get a few hours of direct sunlight early in the day and are never overwhelmed by the hot sun. Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’ (snowball) has large white, ball-shaped flowers with heart-shaped leaves. They are not cold tolerant. Some blooms just fall off when it rains. From sunday to wednesday morning the plang looks fine. If not, tell me where you are and which type of hydrangea you have. it has small buds on the steams where the old leaves were at. The “sap” might be actual sap from the maple but it might also be plant juices that an insect in the maple tree is excreting on the hydrangeas. Janet, Apply lime or wood ashes around this plant now and again in the spring to raise pH which will encourage the pink/red color. my hydrangea flowers have turned green but still very beautiful, my question is do I cut them back this fall as I live in the Black hills of South Dakota, I’m in zone 4. Thinking it was some kind of insect or mite I pinched off the affected leaves and now the bloom never filled out properly. If you put a layer of an inch of mulch over the soil all around and beyond the plant (but keep it slightly away from the stem) that will help hold water in the soil and keep weeds away. Perfect conditions! I will try not to get the leaves wet when watering. Start watering early, like 6am, and water from the crown outwards. Once established these shrubs don’t need quite as much water. Water deeply less often, watering the entire area with a sprinkler or soaker hoses. It is still strong and standing with flower heads and stems.. but burnt out completely.. flowers and leaves all dried, shrivelled and brown. My hydrangeas are about 5-6 years old. If they don’t show buds now it’s likely that they won’t flower until next summer. If you’re blue hydrangea is getting too tall for its location, move it. My soil down here is clay based. Usually yellowing on inside leaves is natural because as the outer parts grow and get thicker the inner leaves no longer get the sunlight and so the plants drop them. The Annabelle (Hydrangea arborescens) is also hardy to zone 3 so those would be the best for where you are. I received it 5 days ago. If it’s still cool in your area a good deep soaking every 5 or 6 days will be enough. They look like someone too a lighter to them. The Bigleaf variety can grow anywhere from 4 to 6 inches in length with a width of anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. Sharon. the tag that I got for the plant states that the hydrangrea loves medium light any time i put it in any type of light it turns more brown. Is my plant doomed? 2nd question: I have the same type mophead that is no where near the size of the first. I just planted a quick fire hydrangea in full sun. The black part is not crispy, it’s still shiny and smooth to touch. I can’t see any sign of insects or fungus, the leaves are green but dried up. Thanks for your reply. Do all the plants show the same thing? If you cut an oakleaf hydrangea at this time of year you’ll be removing next year’s flowers. I didn’t want to plant in the garden but a pot. It has been windy here and although no frost, temps can get down to 49-50 on some nights. Though small, they bloomed and did fine till 4 weeks ago when one of them died a slow death … from one side to the other.? I do water deep and slow and we’ve had a lot of rain. The others are starting to show similar signs of drooping leaves and curled petals. Even in the fall these plants take up quite a bit of water since their leaves are so large. It leaves brown dot marks along the stem, some elongated, and some join to form a 1/8 inch line of brown. Secondly, has an herbicide been used around or near these plants? SO I think you’re seeing drought stress and burn from the concentrated aluminum sulfate on dry plants. These plants form their flower buds the summer before, and usually you’ll see them by early July. Top dress with some compost and let the plant grow out of the burn – it most likely will be fine. Endless Summer hydrangeas may look delicate but they're a tough, winter-hardy variety that has an unusually long blooming season.Developed by a Minnesota nursery in 2004, the deciduous shrub (meaning it sheds its leaves in the fall before becoming dormant) is a lush ball of pink, blue, or white petals with glossy leaves, and their dark green foliage takes on a burgundy hue in the fall. There is some danger that the plant will break dormancy too early in the garage. * Other things: The plant seems to have this problem every year but doesn’t really seem to suffer For it beyond losing some leaves. I feel like they are getting water but perhaps they are not. Look for either a small hole, a hole with sawdust coming out, or a dark, sunken area on the stem. What type of hydrangea is the best to avoid the ‘after the rain’ flopping? I’m also not sure if perhaps I did not plant the deep enough but there is a few inches of mulch on top of their bases. Something went wrong. When you fertilize, ALWAYS be sure they are well watered first. Now most people know that if the plant leaves start to wilt it’s indicative of dehydration, something that can be easily rectified. Hi there, I wonder if you can help me. I live in East Tennessee. Thank you for the feedback. Use a sprinkler. That makes a difference when speaking about no flowers. Any ideas???? Water them really well, not by hand, but using a sprinkler or soaker hose so that the area around the plants get saturated as well as the root ball. If you use a soaker hose you can water without getting the foliage wet. I planted some pink and blue hydrangeas this spring but there is only one bloom on one of my hydrangeas. Oak leaf hydrangeas and Hydrangea paniculata Tardiva bloom from late summer … Remove the worst of the leaves…the plant will be better next year if the leaves don’t get splashed frequently. Dig down about 8″ away from the outer most stems/leaves and see if the soil is damp or dry. I can’t figure it out. (Don’t mix in a lot of organic matter such as peatmoss) and then top dress the area after planting with an inch of composted manure to amend the soil from the top down. No more fertilizer, however – it wouldn’t help a dead plant, and so early in the season most plants aren’t yet using fertilizers but are growing and breaking dormancy using carbohydrates that they stored in their stems last fall. But it was left in direct afternoon sun for one day and the leaf edges became crispy and brittle. If you think it’s the cold you might try moving it to a more sheltered place, ideally where it would get AM sun and afternoon shade. Steve. I dont know what happened or what caused it. The underlying wood does not appear to be soft other than this substance, but the tree seems to move easier than it should if it is gently “pushed.” Any idea as to what could be causing this? If I water the roots as well as the leaves while in the sun will that burn the leaves? Will that help? Secondly, Spinosad (we sell a brand called Captain Jack’s) can be sprayed on the plant – this is an organic treatment that kills a wide range of larvae. Indirect sunlight for 4 hours a day seems ideal. Some leaves are on they ground, so should I pluck them off? Wait and hope for the best. Right away the blooms wilted and leaves are dry on edges. Periods of very cold weather, then mild, and endless days of overcast. See if removing them solves the problem. Check the soil every three to four weeks and water if it’s dry. When you support your locally owned garden center, you’ll also be less stressed and can enjoy the plants instead of worrying about them. To control leaf spot, avoid watering your hydrangeas from overhead, and again, remove and destroy diseased plant parts. You can cut the flopping stems if you’d like, or you can stake them using the method I show here: http://coffeeforroses.com/how-to-stake-flopping-hydrangeas/ – if you cut them do it in the early morning, strip off the leaves and you should be able to use the cut flowers for a bouquet in the house. Is there something I can do to avoid this? Part of the area gets somewhat filtered light from the deck railing’s shade, but at mid-day, the shade thrown is rather small. The plant will also put up leaves and new stems from the ground. They otherwise look amazing, have doubled in size and all have many blooms that are gettI did feed them once with miracle gro plant food. Test the soil by digging down, Karen – a few inches beyond the dripline – and see if the soil is wet or dry. I cannot see any insects or webs. Endless Summer original is a big leafed hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) which sets its spring buds the previous season. These form their flower buds on the canes the previous summer- so any cane with green foliage on it now will flower. Quickfire flowers will shortly turn pink so just wait – the green tinge will go away. Have there been any weed killers or other herbicides used around this plant or on a lawn near the plant? These flower on new wood so you can cut them back by about 1/4 in the fall if you’d like. At this point, prune it back a bit and wait and see. Endless summer won’t “revert” to a lacecap hydrangea, but there might have been one growing in that container and then the ES died, leaving that plant. This type of Hydrangea likes about three or four hours of either morning or late afternoon sun, but shade in the middle of the day. The fact that they are planted in the place that an oak tree had rotted and died 3-4 years ago? If you’re on Cape Cod, bring a photo of what you’re seeing into the store. Also, you could beef up the smaller one by giving it slightly more fertilizer (organic) and a layer of compost or comoposted manure around the base of the plant. The shrub is very large – about 4.5 feet high and round. (Where we are located hydrangeas aren’t usually bothered by powdery mildew). This is a leaf-spot fungus that develops in rainy periods or when hydrangeas are hit with frequent irrigation. The paniculatas are hardy to zone 4 (-25) and many of them will also live in a warm zone 3. On the other two plants, I cut the bud/cocoon off entirely. Thank you. One thing that we plant geeks like about gardening is that there is always something new to learn, so that makes it fun. or doing it too much? I just planted seven Samantha hydrangeas in my back yard. Thanks. However today, several branches have died and the leaves on them have wilted. I live in central Ms. Confused why. Hydrangea flowers last longest when the plant is shaded from the sun from 11 AM to 2 PM. The flowers are to be pure white. These usually appear toward the end of the summer, however, so in the future don’t every cut this plant down “to neaten it up” or you’ll be cutting off most of the flowers for the next or coming season. The combination of too much sun and not enough water is a common cause of hydrangea droop, making it a great place to start when your plants are feeling unwell. It’s so strange…my plants in Massachusetts thrived after only one year in the ground and are covered with flowers and no leaves ever browned. Most varieties of hydrangeas lose their leaves in the late fall and look dead throughout winter. Do you have any ideas? Look on our website under the “Informational Handouts” page and download the pdf of “How to Prune Hydrangeas” – it will be helpful to you as these grow larger. You should try putting a soaker hose or sprinkler on these plants for a longer time – it would soak deeper over a wider area of ground. If they start to break dormancy in the shed/garage in February or March you’ll have to keep them inside, pulling them out on a warm sunny day or just opening a door to let a couple of hours of sun in. Caroline, Ok, thank you. Do you have any ideas why this may happen? The hydrangea with the black leaves gets watered with a hand held hose once a week or so. On doing this the flower heads imediately wilted and continued till all heads are wilted. Sharon, Im so inlove with hydrangeas and decided to buy one. Most mop heads that have been cut to the ground will make canes and leaves only this summer and if left unpruned will flower in 2016 winter weather permitting. It’s OK if you get leaves wet once a week or at most every 5 days – water in the morning, never at night, so that the foliage dries quickly. Thank you so much for your help..another question for you…do I prune these back in the fall and if so, how much or do I just leave them be… I’ll respond. Any ideas appreciated. I have photos. I’m cutting off the dead flowers. They are planted on the east side of my house and start getting shade from 11am . Hydrangeas lose their leaves but not their stems in the fall. That said, some cultivars are bred for large flowers and these will be heavy no matter what you do. If all the branches on one side or another of the shrub are dying back it might be that they are drying out. Unfortunately, hydrangea is host to a number of fungal pathogens that attack the foliage. Most hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs (lose their leaves in the winter) and bloom in early summer to late fall. At the base of the bush only half grows and blooms. In temps that are above 85 you might have to water more frequently. Hydrangeas typically have green leaves but in some cases they could turn yellow. 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