You can fill a bowl, bucket, or your sink with water. How long it will take for your hydrangeas to perk up again depends on how far gone they were to begin with. Comments Add Comment. Back to story Comment on this project. Tell us what you think Thanks for adding your feedback. All rights reserved. In the majority of species of hydrangea, drooping is a common problem. Only for the growers though, because in most cases, the wilting is doing no harm to the plant. Over fertilizing hydrangea plants can lead to sporadic growth.
For established hydrangea plants that are bowing under the weight of the flowerhead, the trick is to focus on strengthening the stems instead of fertilizing to encourage blooming. What you want to do instead of fertilizing early in the Spring is to remove the dead wood from the base of the plant and prune it back to the first pair of flower buds. When the new wood stems start to come through in growing season, pinch them back to 12 to 24 inches tall, so not to ground level.
Generally, when the temperatures rise to over 86 o F , hydrangeas will wilt. But, if that is the only cause, they will perk up by the evening. If you find that your hydrangea is drooping in the afternoon when you want to be enjoying them in your garden, you can mulch around the shrub to protect the soil from drying out too fast.
To prevent any fungal problems arising, make a hole a few inches away from the stems. Mulching helps prevent soil from drying out too fast. Rest assured there will be no permanent damage and your hydrangeas will be okay.
You may have noticed how quickly they perk up when shade returns or a summer storm blows in - I've gone around the other side of the house to do a chore, the sky became overcast, and I come back around to find happy hydrangeas. Good grief, what drama. So, should I do nothing? Correct, do nothing if you're cultivating hydrangeas according to the prescription above.
If you're practicing good Hydrangea horticulture according to the prescription, your hydrangeas will be fine come the evening. They are tougher than they seem when they're acting out by wilting. Also, hydrangeas will always make a liar out of me. You may have in mind a hydrangea that's growing great in full sun. I'm envious! Look for the variables that make it happy - perhaps it has an especially waxy leaf that helps conserve moisture or it's in morning sun rather than afternoon sun.
The point of this article is to encourage you to do your best gardening and rest assured, your wilting hydrangea will be okay if it's not suffering from true drought stress. Did this article help you? I see in our website analytics that a lot of people are reading it. Please drop me a note - I would love at least a thumbs up to know I'm reaching people!
Thank you! I see my Endless Summer wilting each afternoon but my other hydrangeas are just fine. You have totally explained this crazy phenomenon!
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