This is my first hydrangea plant/bush. For the first 2 years it was a lovely green without blooms. After 2+ years and getting the soil correct and protecting it from insects it bloomed.
My oakleaf hydrangea still in the winter season with beautiful wood standing like a soldier at attention looking toward the sky. A few days ago the leaves of this beautiful stunning bush begin to sprout, it indicates that spring is on the way.
This is a limelight hydrangea. In the earlier part of the summer, it is a lime green and then turns to a pink as it gets closer to fall. It is very easy to care for and always blooms for zone 5 where most hydrangeas do not.
My hydrangea is getting white stuff on the leaves. What is this and how do I get rid of it?
They could be newly bugs or spider mites. Use insecticidal soap.
I have seen this on several plants in our organic garden. Normally I'll see these small white flies on the leaves. I just spray the plant with some mild soap and water to clean the plant.
It could be powdery mildew, bugs...
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Keep hydrangea bloom colors bright for months of enjoyment. I have some wonderful hydrangeas that would bloom for several weeks then the blooms would dry on the branch and the colors would fade.
Will the red hydrangeas (Red Beauty) stay red? Does the type of soil affect them?
Sorry no one answered your question in a timely manner but perhaps and answer will help someone else with the same question.
It seems that if you have the "red" hydrangea you can add lime to keep it looking red. Here is a link that explains how to do this plus other useful information.
www.hunker.com/
I have fallen in love with hydrangeas this spring. I live in Indiana, zone 5. I bought 2 bigleafs from a store around Mother's Day that were big and beautiful! I am having a hard time keeping them that way. I kept them in the pot because I was told to wait to transplant them until they go dormant in the fall to keep them from shock. They do not get direct sun. I have no room on the "morning sun" side of my house, so they are on my shaded porch. Sometimes I put them in the yard for afternoon sun. My pink bigleafs are doing well. My blue ones are drooping and I have tried putting them in direct sun for a while, watering them more, etc.
It's just been a game, which is quite odd seeing as they are 2 feet away from my other one that's doing well. The blue one has some brown leaves, droopy leaves, soft leaves, and maybe one or two that are okay. One I pruned off completely because it had totally fallen over droopingly. I'm confused. The woman at the store told me to water them daily, but then I read that I shouldn't if the soil is moist 2" deep. So I haven't watered them much because they feel pretty moist. Our weather has been crazy! It's basically rained 2 weeks straight with little sun. Help!
I had a problem similar to yours. I finally took my plant out of the pot and changed the dirt. When I had the plant out of the pot I checked the roots of the plant.
What is the life cycle of the hydrangea? Do they have spores? If so, where? Also, what organisms usually help with pollination?
By Barrie R
They have flowers from early spring to late fall. They are originally from Asia, but have been introduced to other countries as well. They do not have spores. Some are bushes, but other types are small trees. Various types of bees and fly's pollinate them.
I have a quickfire hydrangea on which I didn't take the dead flowers off of this fall. Should those be cut off before spring so the new flowers will bloom? There are lots of them.
By Peggy C
Yes, just cut off the flowers from last summer and you will be good to go.
