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Is my hydrangea dead?
I bought two little hydrangea plants at a garden center a few weeks ago, and admittedly didnt not inspect them as well as I should have. One was happy with green leaves and everything - the other a miserable looking stem with a teeny tiny bit of greenage sprouting at the very base, almost in with the roots. I followed the planting directions precisly and now I have 1 flourishing and the other one still, well, looks like a dead stick. Any of the green that was there before is long gone. It is a very firm stick..but no buds or anything!
Is it dead? Is there hope?
Well, the poor thing is only one branch to start with..and following your advice...I searched for green in that little stick. Found only white.
RIP hydrangea.
4 Answers
- mamapig_57Lv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
The only way to find out is to trim the dead looking one. On each branch cut it back to the topmost leaf node. If it is dead inside, try cutting down to one more leaf node. Do this on each branch until you hit a live part of the branch. Hopefully you will hit some live parts and be able to save the plant. If the plant is still alive, don't expect any blooms this year, just be thankful it isn't dead.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
First of all all hydrangeas are not the same. I know they thrive in my area ( zone 7) but there are more than 100 species of Hydrangea, and with many subspecies. There is a huge variation in size, flower type, and cold hardiness within the species, which make it hard to generalize if yours was one that could withstand extreme weather. Give it a little more time. With winters being really cold where you live , if it was mulched well, then it may come out from the root. If not then better luck next time. Pine mulch or pine needless will help to protect plants from the cold in winter.
- 1 decade ago
if you break off one branch and it doesn't not have any green in the branch middle, then it is dead. IF there is no greenery, it indicates dead plant cells.
