Hydrangeas- HELP!

wifey1018

Hi, I am new to Gardening.

I bought 4 Endless Summer Hydrangeas for my front yard.  I planted them last weekend, and now the leaves are starting to turn brown!  Does anyone know what this could mean or have any help of what I should do? 

I have been watering them everday.

Thanks!

Magdala9

It sounds like overwatering.  When flowers are first planted they do need a daily watering but not with a lot of water.   

~NB~

If the ground is constantly wet, that's too much water. Is that what's going on, or do you think it's something else?

wifey1018

I dont think I have been over watering them, the tag that came on the plant said to keep well watered for the first 3 weeks.  But maybe I should cut back on the watering.

I am not sure if they are getting too much sun?  maybe I should move them to somewhere with more shade?

~NB~

Bigleaf hydrangeas (the most common kind) like partial shade and daily (or almost daily) water. DO NOT water the foliage, water the ground.

How big are they? Are they in full bloom? Did you buy them in an outdoor nursery yard, or indoors from a florist or grocery store?

Can you post pics?

wifey1018

I believe they are a bigleaf hydrangea.  I think my problem might be that they are in too much sun.  I also have been watering the foliage...yikes.. but now that I know I will just water the roots.

They arn't very big, only about a foot tall.  I bought them at Lowes, they were outside in the lawn/garden center.  They dont have any blooms yet, it was just a green shrub when I purchased them.  They are the Endless Summer brand.

I was so excited when I bought them, Hydrangeas have always been a favorite of mine.  I was so upset when I saw them starting to go brown.

ucgrad

I've found the easiest way to water my hydrangeas is to just put the hose at the base of the plant and turn the water on low, then leave it for about 30 minutes. Hopefully you can make it work! I have faith. My endless summer is growing in clay soil!

~NB~

Ok, I know Endless Summers are bigleaf (duh, that was a stupid question- sorry). I think you need to get them out of the sun and replant them somewhere where they will only get partial sun all day, or morning sun / afternoon shade.

dirtyred

You'll burn them up with too much sun--Endless Summer hydrangeas like shade, or morning sun at most.

Mrs._H.

Lowes will replace them if you have the receipt.

WhiteGarden

I love hydrangeas too. They are so classic and gorgeous. A few years ago, I bought two of them and put them in what I thought was a shady part of my yard, but they were in clay and I didn't give them enough organic soil/ pebble mixture to establish their roots.  They burned up by the end of the summer (I'm in zone 7).

Also, if you transplant them when they're in bloom, it's harder on them, especially if your soil pH balance is much different than the pH of the soil they were potted in.  I realize this is water under the bridge for these plants, but I've heard that the best time to plant them is in the fall, when it allows them to get established before producing blooms.

I say all this, but I've been too chicken to try hydrangeas again, even though we're now in another house.  I have even less shade here, and I don't want to kill them again!

 GL!!!