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Drench your hydrangea in water<\/h2>\n
According to Kamoya, the first important step it to \u201csoak and drench\u201d a hydrangea when you first bring it home or notice it has dried up. She said: \u201cGive it a good drink. Hydrangeas love water.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, if you are unable to water your hydrangea immediately then Kamoya has an easy solution. She said: \u201cIf you can\u2019t attend to your plant right away, maybe you have to wait until the weekend or whatever the case may be, you can fill a wheelbarrow, a little kiddie pool or some type of tub with two inches of water. Just stick your plant in it and it will be fine until you are ready to clean it up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Give them lots of morning sunlight<\/h2>\n
Placing hydrangea in the correct area will also help revive them as they need plenty of sunlight, but will begin to droop if placed in the direct afternoon sunlight when the sun is at its highest. They are best placed in partial shade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kamoya explained: \u201cPut it where it will get morning sun and afternoon shade. That is very important because the plant is already stressed so all of this that you see is from too much sun and not enough water. If it was getting enough water to sustain the plant it would not be scorched or burned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Deadhead them<\/h2>\n
Once the hydrangea has gotten enough water and sun, the dead parts of the plants can be cut to make way for healthier and stronger flowers. However, it is very important to know where to cut to make sure no buds are accidentally cut off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kamoya said: \u201cGo around and assess your plant. Follow a spent bloom and come down to wherever you see a new node pushing out, which is a new leaf bud. You just cut right above that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou around the whole plant. For every new leaf bud you see pushing out you cut above it. It\u2019s not hard, do not be afraid to cut your plants.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prune them<\/h2>\n
The rest of the plant can be attended to once the spent flowers have been cut off. However, be very careful with this step as the plant will still be very fragile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kamoya explained: \u201cOnce you cut off all the spent dried-up blooms, then you are going to go in and gently take off all the dried-up leaves. All you\u2019ve got to do is take off the dried leaves but be gentle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere the dried leaves are, that is where the new growth, buds and leaves are going to push out. You\u2019ve got to be gentle so you don\u2019t break those off.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cNormally the leaves will eventually fall off but you want to clean up the plant for appearances so it looks decent and does not look so dried and dead and brittle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> Once the plant has been properly taken care of, it can once again be replanted but this is best done once autumn begins. The hydrangea may still be heat-stressed and will not thrive in hot temperatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kamoya said: \u201cIn the summertime you come across dried hydrangeas, you can go ahead and repot them until you it\u2019s time for you to put them in the ground. If it\u2019s in fall when the temperatures are cool then the moment you bring them home, pop them in the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n However, it is important to plant hydrangeas as soon as possible in autumn in order to give them the best chance of survival before winter comes, as frost can come earlier than the official date given in your local area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Kamoya added: Don\u2019t waste time in the fall, because you want to plant these at least six to eight weeks before your first frost.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nPlant them in the autumn<\/h2>\n