Hydrangeas burned: Usually only a new location helps now

Created: 07/30/2022, 09:00

By: Franziska Irrgeher

Hydrangeas can get sunburned in summer.

Then only emergency measures such as a change of location can help to save the plant.

Hydrangeas impress in the garden with magnificent and colorful flowers.

They come in shades of blue, with purple, pink or reddish flowers, and of course white.

When it comes to colors, the hydrangea offers a lot that other plants don't have.

Especially in summer, it is therefore often placed in a central spot in the garden in order to attract as many eyes as possible.

The hydrangea can burn quickly in places that are too sunny.

So that the burned plant becomes beautiful again and recovers, we have a few tips.

Hydrangeas burned: Usually only a new location helps now

If a hydrangea in the garden is too sunny, the leaves can burn.

You should prevent that.

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The hydrangea, or hydrangea, prefers semi-shady to shady locations and is therefore an exception in the garden.

Only some varieties tolerate sunny locations.

From a purely visual point of view, the plants make a bright impression with their bright colors, so garden fans like to place them in a sunnier spot than would be good for the plant.

But in addition to garden hydrangeas, indoor hydrangeas can also burn if they come outside.

Incidentally, the location or soil can also influence the color of the hydrangea.

Strictly speaking, the plant then gets sunburned outside.

Where the skin of humans is reddened, the leaves of burned plants gradually turn brown.

Because the sun removes moisture from the foliage and it slowly dries up.

It doesn't have to be a large-area sunburn, individual small spots are also possible at the beginning.

What is particularly annoying is the optical damage and also when new shoots dry up immediately.

If plant fans notice sunburn on their hydrangea, they should act immediately.

Burnt Hydrangeas: How to Save Your Hydrangea

If the hydrangea was wrong and got sunburnt, it's not too late.

The burnt leaves may not regenerate, but gardening enthusiasts can take direct action.

The plant then usually recovers well and blooms profusely again next year at the latest, complete with beautiful, healthy leaves.

How to help a burnt hydrangea:

• Slowly acclimate indoor hydrangeas to the sun: If you keep hydrangeas as indoor plants in winter, you should get them used to the sun and the conditions outside as slowly and gradually as possible.

  First some morning sun and then slowly more and more until the plant finally comes to a more shady place in the garden.

  If you want to prolong the flowering of the hydrangea, keep it cooler at night.

• Relocate hydrangeas: If, on the other hand, the garden hydrangea has already burned, only relocation usually helps.

  With plants in pots or tubs, this is quite easy to do.

  Bedding plants should be transplanted to a west or east bed.

  The plant should have shade at the new location by noon at the latest.

  Unfortunately, older hydrangeas do not cope well with a change of location.

• Cut off leaves: You can cut back all burnt plant parts such as leaves or flowers.

  Cut under the trailing pair of leaves.

  Unfortunately, the flowers are usually also affected by the cut.

  Don't cut too much so that the plant still has enough energy to recover.

• Leave the leaves like this: If you don't mind the burnt leaves, you can leave them on the plant.

  It does no harm.

  However, the leaves still provide the hydrangea with energy, so that they can remain on the plant.

• Provide shade: If moving the plant is not an option, plant fans must provide shade.

  This can be done with an umbrella or with a privacy screen as a temporary solution.

  In the long term, for example, it would make sense to plant taller plants nearby.

• Water properly: Sunbeams and water droplets from watering can act like a magnifying glass.

  Therefore, only water in the morning or evening, never in the midday heat.

  As with many other plants, the leaves and flowers of the hydrangea should not get wet.

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At best, the hydrangea gets the ideal location after purchase.

In addition, burns should definitely first be distinguished from diseases and pests.

Dryness, for example, can lead to similar symptoms.

Spider mites leave small holes in the plants and fungi could also be to blame for the color of the leaves.

Ideally, you should therefore check your hydrangea regularly.

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