Hydrangea Leaves Stuck Together

WHY ARE THE LEAVES STUCK TOGETHER

Hydrangea leaves get stuck together when leaf rollers set up house to rear their young in the cocoon they create. This first hydrangea insect to show up is a normal and predictable occurrence. If you leave things alone, your plant will be fine.

Woodland/smooth hydrangea leaf opened up to reveal larvae of leaf rollers

WANT MORE INFO ON THIS AND OTHER HYDRANGEA INSECTS?

I explain why your leaves are stuck together in detail in my book, Success With Hydrangeas, A Gardener’s Guide. It can be very helpful to know what to expect so you can be prepared to handle insect issues so I devoted an entire chapter on insects and diseases of hydrangeas. Knowing what to do about these issues is a sure way to have healthy plants. Scouting and preventive maintenance will assure you have plants that look stunning in your garden this season and for years to come.

Success With Hydrangeas, A Gardener’s Guide is all about how to grow hydrangeas. It’s an international best seller with rave reviews which you can read on Amazon. Conveniently, that’s also where you can purchase the book. On the other hand, if you want a signed copy, just go to my website to do that, especially for a Father’s Day gift. The site will also tell you about me, where I am giving talks and how to sign up for blog posts if you are not already a subscriber. Plus you can catch up on prior blog posts.

UPCOMING HYDRANGEA TALK

If you are close to Danbury, CT. come to the free talk I’m giving at Stew Leonard’s Garden Shoppe on June 9 at 1 p.m. Afterward, you’ll be able to buy signed copies of my book .

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Last but not least, in my next blog post I’ll write about which of my hydrangeas are set to flower this month despite a really frigid Connecticut winter. I’ll discuss what I did to make that happen. In short,  unlike 2017 not all of them have buds.