Hydrangea ID help please
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Comments (1)I suggest checking out a book with lots of hydrangea pictures such as Hydrangeas by Glyn Church. Determining varieties is quite difficult, even more so when the plant is not in bloom (like in winter or early spring). Things to look out for: type: mophead/lacecap, shape of the leaves, color changes of the sterile flowers, form/shape of the sepals, height, width, form of the shrub (upright, etc), frost hardiness, introduction date, etc....See MorePlease help ID this hydrangea
Comments (4)I've never personally seen a Domotoi, but your plant looks like it's got double flowers and that is how Domotoi is described. It comes either pale pink or blue. Check out a few images I found: http://www.djroger.com/domotoi___hydrangea.htm http://www.jockeyhill.com/html/H/HydDo.htm http://www.svnursery.com/domotoi.jpg http://www.carrollgardens.com/Trees_Shrubs/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=420-10-12945 http://flowervillefarms.safeshopper.com/877/1069.htm Hay....See MoreHydrangeas newbie - PLease help Potted Hydrangeas
Comments (2)Looks like they are suffering from transplant shock. Very common on newly planted shrubs and expected when you plant new ones in the middle of the summer. If they get too much sunlight, the leaves in direct contact with the sun will turn all yellow, including the leaf veins. So, these guys look like went from a comfortable shady spot at Lowes to a more sunny and hot spot in your garden. Going forward, I suggest you transition them slowly into sunny areas: say, buy them in the summer, keep them in bright shade until summer temps have come down and plant them in the Fall. When the big leaves on these guys started to loose moisture faster than the roots could absorb water, the leaves wilted. As this condition got more intense by not being used to the hot outside, the leaves dried out from the edges inwards and some sections now look brown. The wilted leaves should normally recover on their own if you keep the soil moist. Usually they recover either by nighttime or by the next morning. If they have not recovered then test the soil to see if it needs water. But keep a close eye on the soil moisture levels in the middle of the summer and water as often as needed. Do not forget that pots get hot when hit by either morning or afternoon summer sun. Completely dried out leaves can be cut off but I would leave the partially browned out ones. If it bugs you, you can squish the brown out parts so they are not so obvious. Dried out leaves will not recover but the shrub sometimes generates new ones either now, in the Fall or as late as Spring 2016. Any location where they get morning sun until 11am or so (approximately) is probably ok. Locations that get some sun in the afternoon might work too but you have to "test" them to see and mid-July was probably a jolt to them. In the northern states, they can get full sun but, I still would not "introduce to the outside" in the middle of the summer. :o) I had one hydrangea that lost all leaves due to watering issue (not potted but planted in the ground). This happened near the end of the growing season. I maintained the soil moist and well mulched. It looked worse than yours. While it did not produce new leaves that season, the roots were fine and made it leaf out in the Spring like nothing had happened. Enjoy, the Mini Penny Hydrangeas. I almost got some myself at another store....See MoreHydrangea ID please? Pics
Comments (9)It's a variety of Hydrangea macrophylla, bigleaf hydrangea, and it will not be happy in full sun. Morning sun is fine but then at least dappled shade through the afternoon. Macs and serratas - the hydrangeas with the intensely colored (and possibly purple) flowers - are probably the least sun tolerant of any of the hydrangeas. None will be happy in full sun. And they will lose much of the intensity of their coloring if in too much sun. If you want a hydrangea for full sun, stick to the paniculatas. Not purple but many varieties will age to shades of dark pink....See Morediggerdee zone 6 CT
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