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Dying Hydrangeas

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J52 Fri 27-Jul-18 09:22:25

I agree with above posters. Reduce the stress on the plant by trimming off the brown bits. Water well, possibly twice a day, even if it has rained ( some hope!) Give it some soluble plant food.
Hydrangeas are very thirsty plants, you may not get any more flowers this season, but you will save the plant.
I have a growing collection of hydrangeas that I rescue ( cheaply) from the sick plant shelves. I don’t expect too much from them the first year, but they always respond to kindness!

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janeainsworth Fri 27-Jul-18 09:16:16

I agree with Pamela.
One of my hydrangeas was looking very sorry for itself, drooping, limp leaves etc.
But several good waterings and it is back to health & yesterday I noticed the flowers starting to come out.
Give yours some tlc Gagagran and hopefully they will respond.

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PamelaJ1 Fri 27-Jul-18 09:10:30

Can’t you cut off the dead bits nd give them a good water?

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Gagagran Fri 27-Jul-18 09:08:42

We have three large, established hydrangeas in our front garden and they are looking in a poor way with the prolonged heat and lack of rain. The flowers are dried up and brown as are the leaves.

Should I prune the dead stuff and hope they come back to life or wait and see if they do once we get some rain - providing we do! DH thinks they are goners and will need to come out. I am unsure what to do. Any advice?

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