Check the condition of the hydrangea
First, take a close look at the hydrangea:
- Have all the leaves really dried up and crunched?
- Have the branches also dried up and can you break them off without resistance?
- Is there still lush green somewhere?
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If the plant is not completely dry, it is not too late. Hydrangeas usually recover quickly and, if the right measures are taken, they will sprout again after a few days.
Water the plant thoroughly
If the hydrangea is very dry, you must immediately water it thoroughly. Simply pouring is no longer enough.
Dip hydrangeas in a pot in a bucket filled with water until no more bubbles appear. Open-air hydrangeas are flooded so that the moisture can penetrate into the deeper layers of the earth.
Supply the hydrangea regularly with water over the next few days. Potted plants may even have to be watered several times a day.
Make sure you pour away any water that remains in the saucer, because even a dried up hydrangea is sensitive to waterlogging. The roots of the already weakened plant quickly begin to rot, which would mean the final death of the hydrangea.
The first green shows up
Often, just two days after these rescue attempts, you can see new buds appear on the still living branches. Even dried twigs often form fresh green or thickening leaf buds in the lower area.
Now is the right time to cut off all actually dead plant parts with clean and sharp secateurs.
Flowers only in the following year
If the hydrangea was almost completely dry, you will probably have to do without flowers this season. The flower umbels sit on the tips of the shoots and therefore dry up very quickly. With good care, however, the hydrangea will bloom profusely again in the next year.
Tips & Tricks
A dried up hydrangea needs a lot of strength to form fresh leaves. Therefore fertilize the plant regularly with hydrangea, azalea or rododendron fertilizer.
