I'm trying hydrangeas in a planter for the first time. Advice?
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Carole on Jul 02, 2014Hydrangeas are very thirsty plants and don't like full sun. It can damage the blooms. You also need care if you are going to prune them as some varieties flower on the old woody stems, so if you cut back too hard you won't get flowers the next year. They can grow pretty big. If you have a shady spot in the garden, they might fare better in the ground. The colour will depend on how alkali or acid your soil is - you can add stuff to the soil to get the colour you want - more pink or more blue flowers - depending what you add.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jul 02, 2014I don't know what they mean by compact soil, but Carole is certainly right that most of them don't want full sun and in my experience hydrangeas are about the least drought-tolerant plants out there, so you are really going to have to keep an eye on the watering with them in containers. If the ones you purchased are hardy in your area, I would recommend planting them to an appropriate spot in your garden in the fall.Helpful Reply
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Sdraughn on Jul 02, 2014Water, water, water...Finally took mine out of container. I would not attempt to have one of the large varieties in a container. Some of them will not bloom on new wood so you can't maintain the size. I have 54 in my wooded garden and love them, but make no mistake....they take work, water and shade except for the "Limelight".Helpful Reply
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Sheryl Whited on Jul 02, 2014Water daily and move around so they are not in direct afternoon sun. Check to ensure they do not get root bound their second year. All of mine are,now in the ground and thriving in a semi shaded flower bed.Helpful Reply
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Linda Gorski on Aug 01, 2014I have endless summer and two of them keep getting bigger but don't bloom the others have very few blooms and didn't even start. Looming until recently! We've fed them---- anyone have any Idea why. We live in Amelia a in zone 7. Wood appreciate some advice.Helpful Reply
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Linda Gorski on Aug 02, 2014Douglas Hunt, very little sun.Helpful Reply
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Linda ,I am retired I do little things because I have a disability . on Aug 04, 2014I have a hydrangeas in a half a barrel and it does fine but you have to water it every day and it does very well in the winter . I put much around it and its goodHelpful Reply
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JoAnna Cooper on Sep 15, 2014Hydrangeas can start off in containers, but you will have to plant them eventually, they grow too big and they do best if you don't trim them. You wait until next spring when new growth is growing well then you can cut the old dead wood away from them.Hydrangeas are deciduous ( bare in winter). You can change the colors of most blooms by adding aluminum sulfate around the root drip line. These are some of my favorite plants to use because once they are established they are easy to care forHelpful Reply
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