So, after a recent funeral, I was sent home with a number of plants, one of which is this Hydrangea, Blue Sunset if the label it to be believed. But the issue is, I'm the exact opposite of a green thumb, I have no clue what I'm doing and even reading articles and tutorials is hard when I have ZERO plant care knowledge, and the plant tag is giving me conflicting advice with what I've read online.
Is the problem not enough water or too much? Or something else? Is it too late to save it or should I just dig a second grave this week? I also received two other plants that no one was willing to take, but they're seemingly doing much better than this one. I'm in North Texas if the climate could be the issue.
Also I know I'm an idiot, but please be kind since I already know that! 😅
by mercyisdead
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Hydrangeas are expensive and hardy don’t throw those away without giving them a good watering and give them a week to try to recover planting them may help also
This is hydrangea, the flowers won’t stand back up but the plant will snap out of it. It’s a shrub and needs to be planted in the ground
First of all I’m not an expert but I can tell you something based on experience and on what I’ve learned. I’m giving you basic tips since you said that you have no clue on what to do.
You could start by cutting the flowers and by removing the leaves that are starting to turn yellow or are too damaged. If you are not sure if you’re watering the plant too much or too little, try to put a finger in the soil to control if it’s humid or dry (even better, you could put a toothpick in the soil, leave it there for an hour and check if it’s dry when you take it out). If you are not urcertain if the soil it’s humid or not, it’s better to wait before watering the plant.
If you want to, you could buy a fertilizer for floreal plants or even better a specific fertilizer to help plants that are struggling.
Try to repot the plant in a much larger vase. This plant needs space
Hydrangea.
They can be a bit picky but I don’t think she’s lost.
Cut the flowers but keep the leaves, they store energy that the plant may draw on, there are also the power generators for your plant so you don’t want to cut them off if they may spring back.
They don’t like hot, or direct sun light.
They will do well in a spot that offers morning sun, but protected from the afternoon rays. I live in the pacific north west and the direct sun is harsh up here so I can only imagine what the Texas sun could do.
As mentioned in the a previous post they are a shrub, so will need to be planted in the ground.
I hope this helps!
I’m glad to see this post because after buying some, the next day they wilted like this 😭 they are starting to come back