Complete Growing Guide to Bigleaf Hydrangea macrophylla: How to Plant & Care

[@LaReinaChavez]

Great advice… I like the back scratching on the plant. Makes sense

[@plantvibrations]

Lol

[@belovedshername]

My favorite Gardner. I bought those exact hydrangeas today. Came home and hopped on this channel to see what I can find. So happy I was lucky to find a video. 😊

[@plantvibrations]

Awww love hearing that!!

[@sibikbiju3538]

Just found your channel! Very informative! 👍

[@plantvibrations]

Welcome aboard! thanks for joining :)

[@melissacraig1373]

Thanks Devin!

[@plantvibrations]

:-)

[@isaacmayo256]

Love hydrangea!! I live in a beach community and it is the most recognized bloom here!!!

[@lani_lucia]

how can i not subscribe with baby girl throwing up hearts

[@plantvibrations]

Hehehe

[@lexiblue3067]

Just found your channel. I have never heard that we need to chop of the flowers before planting them! I

[@gmatt2498]

I like this plant they make beautiful blooms

[@markschmidt7996]

Hi Devin, I love your videos. You give genuine and easy to follow language and have a great personality. A question, Can I plant and sustain a healthy Hydrangea in a pot? I live in Delaware, and we generally have mild winters, but I am installing a shed with large windows to use as a sort of winter greenhouse. Any advice? Thanks for all the wonderful and informative education.

[@plantvibrations]

Hi. Yes you absolutely can, just ensure that it is in a pretty sunny location and trim back any weak or floppy growth

[@anns8893]

I love hydrangeas and roses. That's what I have in my yard along with your small lilac bush I bought from you on QVC last year. It's in a container on my back porch. Would love me videos on these plants please. Thanks!🦋🌻🌻🦋✌

[@plantvibrations]

i will try to get a lilac video made soon!

[@anns8893]

@@plantvibrations Thank you! Really enjoy your videos as I learn so much. 👍🦋🌻🦋❤✌🌿🌱💐

[@fannieallen6005]

Thanks for explaining why my hydrangea recommended me to cut off the blooms. It is hard to make yourself cut off something so beautiful and throw it away.

[@plantvibrations]

yes, it is something i always do when i plant new plants!

[@colleensadler7064]

I just bought a beautiful blue one yesterday. I live in Ontario Canada. Should I just water it, and plant in the Fall? It's quite hot here in Kingston, Ontario Canada.

[@plantvibrations]

Yes I’d wait till end of august to plant it in!

[@kingston5885]

i live in Ontario Canada as well . I planted a couple a week ago . They are doing wonderful! Just plant her in ground closer to the evening time .

[@jagdishbahia9162]

Hi, Just found your channel. Thank you so much for very informative video❤️Macrophylla Hydrangeas where can be planted full sun or shade?

[@plantvibrations]

typically they're going to prefer shadier locations

[@florenciadjoedesign]

Nice video. I saw you planted in the shade but still have some sun. In the video, was that morning sun or afternoon sun?

[@kelseystoeckel2176]

Love these plants, we are planning to put in a few this year. Was wondering if you've ever done Texas Sage. We saw them at our local home depot and would love to plant them but we are a bit confused if they will survive. The worker there said they are hardy to zone 4 which we are in Minnesota but research I get some say only zone 8 and some say zone 4.

[@plantvibrations]

Macrophylla should typically be Hardy to zone 5. Zone 4 would be pushing it. I would opt for a hydrangea paniculata as they’re much hardierp

[@rocarcastro24]

Would appreciate with louder sound...

[@amyyeung1159]

I'm a new subscriber and new to hydrangeas. I really love your channel! Great advice!! I live in the zone 7a, and I just planted a big leaf hydrangea first week in June. The hydrangea I got from the nursery already has lots of blooms. It is so beautiful!! I read one of your comments saying that one would need to water the hydrangea more often if blooms are not cut off at the early stage of planting. Since I planted it facing the south side of the house, it gets hot in the afternoon between 1:00 and 4:00. I water the plant early in the morning and early evening. Should I water one more time in the afternoon, say 3ish to help with the heat and not cutting off the blooms? Thanks!

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks for watching! They will get very wilted if overly dry, so just watch your plants and let them tell you if they need more water - they bounce back we’ll from the wilt. You will quickly learn how much water they’ll need. But you don’t want to let them get wilted too often bc too much undue stress is never good

[@amyyeung1159]

@@plantvibrations Due to the heat wave this week, I believe the flowers have dried up quite a bit. Should I prune them? I have Endless summer hydrangeas, I understand that they grow on both new and old woods. Do I understand correctly? From some videos I watched, is it really ok to prune until the last day of July? I'm worried to do anything harmful to my new plant. Thank you so much for your reply!

[@plantvibrations]

@@amyyeung1159 absolutely deadhead the old flowers now and they should rebloom by august!

[@amyyeung1159]

@@plantvibrations I just deadhead five big flowers (with three tiny blooms left on the plant, but I might have to cut them off soon since they start to not look good). Thank you so much for your very helpful tips, Devin!

[@kathleenemens3249]

Nice flowers . I’m looking for information on a Blue Cassel m. Hydrangea.

[@plantvibrations]

Good luck!

[@lucbeau6343]

You are so beautiful Devin!!

[@plantvibrations]

😌

[@tracisetter2164]

I planted a Mathilda Gutges in a container last year and it did fine, but the blooms went from purplish to green after a few months...is that normal? It didn't seem to be end of season for the plant, but the blooms definitely went green. I'm just now seeing some buds/new growth starting now that we have officially started spring so I'm curious to see what it looks like.

[@plantvibrations]

It’s likely the soil you planted it into had a different pH from the soil the growers used

[@marilyncampbell882]

It’s late May here in NB, Canada and I have two macrophyla and I need to move them. Is it too late? One has a leaf or two, the other has more leaves. I pruned them hard😩. I’m worried 😢.

[@plantvibrations]

I garden by the adage, whenever I have time to do ‘x’, it is the right time. I think you’ll be fine moving them.

[@lexiblue3067]

I am about to plant flowers for the first time in my garden and have watched many videos. I have hydrangea macrophyllas and was wondering if o plant them in June do I need to cut all the flowers off or is this a suggestion for earlier months only?

[@plantvibrations]

Hi Lexi, try to get them in as soon as possible. the warmer the weather the harder it is for the plants to acclimate to their new surrounding with the least amount of stress. you don't have to cut the flowers off, but you will likely have to water more frequently and the plant won't create as vigorous of a root system initially.

[@lexiblue3067]

@@plantvibrations thanks for the tips

[@mssumerloving]

It's been a year, can we get an update in how the plant is doing?

[@plantvibrations]

Well the deer ate all but one…

[@mssumerloving]

@@plantvibrations awh noooo

[@fannieallen6005]

It hurts my heart to cut the blooms off a new plant.😢

[@plantvibrations]

Skip it then!

[@dennistaft7868]

You need to upgrade your audio because I can hardly hear you.

[@plantvibrations]

i have since upgraded, thanks!

[@S2kv529]

Mine keep getting fungus

[@plantvibrations]

What kind?

[@danlewis1871]

I can't hear you. You are too far away

[@plantvibrations]

really? i was using a microphone and when i have my phone/computer volume turned up it seems decently loud. i will make sure my mic volume is turned up higher when recording my upcoming videos. thanks!

[@deanlollar8241]

I can't hear you 🥺

[@plantvibrations]

make sure your volume is turned up! the audio should be good in this video!

[@debrapolenz4962]

your volume when you are talking is very low, got on full on and can hardly hear you

[@plantvibrations]

we have since improved our audio!

[@irinasharomova2267]

Really bad sound. Barely can hear.