I'm trying hydrangeas in a planter for the first time. Advice?
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The info card on the plant at the store said that hydrangeas like compact soil and could survive in a planter, so I decided to give it a try. Has anyone done this before? Any tips to keep my hydrangea thriving and beautiful? How do I take care of it in the fall? Thank you!!!
I recently updated my porch and am trying hydrangeas in planters for the first time!
8 answers
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Hydrangeas 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.
Carole
on Jul 02, 2014
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I 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.
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 02, 2014
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Water, 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".
Sdraughn
on Jul 02, 2014
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Water 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.
Sheryl Whited
on Jul 02, 2014
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I 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.
Linda Gorski
on Aug 01, 2014
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Douglas Hunt, very little sun.
Linda Gorski
on Aug 02, 2014
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I 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 good
Linda ,I am retired I do little things because I have a disability .
on Aug 04, 2014
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Hydrangeas 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 for
JoAnna Cooper
on Sep 15, 2014
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