HYDRANGEA CARE LATE SEASON

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hot Sauce'

Many of you have probably seen bits and pieces about hydrangea care late season. In fact, I have been sourced on several of those articles. Fall will be here before you know it, and that will ring the starting bell to consider what you need to do with your hydrangeas.  TAKE STOCK OF THIS SEASON’S…

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LEAF SCORCH ON HYDRANGEAS

Hydrangea Leaf Scorch

Be On The Lookout for leaf scorch on hydrangeas. In the familiar lingo of crime show dramas, I am posting a “BOLO.” To those of you who follow other entertainment, BOLO is an acronym for “Be On The Lookout.”  IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE No one was more surprised than me to see this condition…

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HYDRANGEA LEAF SPOTS

Big leaf hydrangea Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue®

I am getting a lot of questions these days about hydrangea leaf spots and unsightly foliage. In most cases, the spots are from an infection by Xanthomonas campestris, or Cercospora which grows from the pathogen Cercospora hydrangeae. I’m also seeing powdery mildew on many other plants, like veggies and perennials that also blemish hydrangeas. You…

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