Hydrangeas Leaves Turning Brown
Question:
I got a hydrangea last summer. I have worked with the soil so that it changed to blue. The leaves are turning brown. Am I watering it too much or not enough?Hardiness Zone: 6a
Brenda from South Bend, IN
Answer:
Brenda,You're probably watering too little. Hydrangeas like a lot of water (the prefix hydro is Greek for water). Sometimes the tips or sides of a hydrangea's leaves will appear brown. This usually happens after it has suffered a dry spell or when it goes through a period where, for whatever reason, the roots were not absorbing moisture well and then the plant suddenly gets a good watering. When cells in the leave's tips suddenly take on water, they literally swell up and burst. What you're seeing with the brown tips is actually dead plant tissue where the cells burst. This kind of browning can also happen to plants when they are initially transplanted and are suddenly given a heavy dose of water. Keeping your hydrangea consistently watered will prevent this from happening. In general, over watering is usually followed by yellowing leaves that turn black at the edges. When under watered, leaves will droop and then turn brown.
Ellen
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RE: Hydrangeas Leaves Turning Brown
My hydrangeas are doing the same thing. I planted them this spring on the north side of a small garden shed. They had good growth at first but now they look spindley and some of the leaves are not as dark green as others. I live in lower Oklahoma and the summers are very hot and humid with little rain.
My water resource is my well. Could it be that?
Post By KTibbs (Guest Post)
RE: Hydrangeas Leaves Turning Brown
I find my hydrangas very, very tolerate to dry, sunny conditions...I am in West Virginia and can kill even plastic plants...howver, these have done well for me, so they are pretty hardy, just baby them along and I think they will rebound.
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RE: Hydranges Leaves Turning Brown
I water every morning early, and fertilize once a wk.
I put pine straw around the plant and it turned blue.
It only gets about 5 hours of morning sun, it does get very hot here in S. Ga.
This is what I do for mine.
Good Luck
Post By Sherry (hamp2468) (Guest Post)
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