Half of Hydrangea Dying off. Why???

11 years ago

Hello,

I am new to the forum and relatively new to gardening (as an adult. I received a Increidball Hydrangea from my mom last year and planted it last spring. It did great all last year and had a great start this year. However this last week the back of the plant has started to die off. At first it just looked like it needed water (drooping) but I made sure it was watered well and it continued to die. I was wondering if anybody could give me some help in discovering what is causing this and if there is anything I can do to save the plant. It's just so beautiful when it's blooming I would hate to lose it.

I have found grubs in our soil in the past and our lawn isn't doing the greatest but all of our plants (we have a big front garden and a decent sized veggie garden for a subdivision) are doing great.

Thank you for any help that you can give me!

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Winter11
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11 years ago

I should have stated that the grass around it is grass we had dug up from another part of our lawn and are trying to reseed there so it's not as dry as it looks...The two should be unrelated as the problem occurred before we put down the sod.

I have been water it every day, sometimes twice if it is super hot depending on how dry the soil is beneath it. The weird thing is that it is only half the plant. All the droopy pieces are on the same stem. The stem is not broken anywhere that I can see (i've inspected it many times).

Are there any bugs/critters that could be doing something to the roots???

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Garden Lover
11 years ago
If you are having any kind of a drought like we are in Chicago, then this seems pretty normal for this summer. How are you watering? I have been doing deep waterings every other day due to lack of rain here and my plants have perked back up. How much sun is it getting? Might be a combo of too much sun and too little water.
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hokierustywilliamsbu
11 years ago
high heat and water that does not drain can cause root rot-I have had this problrm in times if high heat even with watering.... 103 here today.....
hokierustywilliamsbu
11 years ago
careful not to overwater
October_Gardens
11 years ago
A few main stems with accompanying branches of my Bella Anna died off unexpectedly this year, but the rest is still healthy. It's definitely weird.

For arborescens, I would be more concerned if the plant did not send up healthy new shoots from the base of the plant each year, in which case I would seriously consider re-siting it or re-evaluating soil conditions.
khfranklin
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
did you ever get an answer to this?
jvodie
7 years ago
Part of a

grafted Hydrengia tree has died off