Hydrangea

Hi guys,

i have a hydrangea that is doing really well apart from the fact its collapsing on itself. The hydrangea was here when i moved in but im wondering if it is in fact a climbing hydrangea and thats why its all over the place?

Any advice please?

 

Any chance of a picture please Hydro?

 

Yes, we need a picture. Or a good description.

 

H does it have white flowers ?

Spruce

 

Hi guys, i will put a pic up tomorrow, its has pink flowers Spruce. The old man from next door told me he planted once when the property was empty but i cant ask him as he really is not well im afraid.

 

My father in law has a similar problem. I wonder if it's too much water the plant has been getting....

 

About 2 or 3 foot away from the hydrangea is a gunnera manicata that gets copious amounts of water and fert. So that well could be the problem, next year its just going to be gunnera in that spot on its own. Will put pic up soon.

 

Perhaps if that is the case would putting some woodshavings around the affected plant reduce the amount of nitrogen being taken up by the soil? As it would be taken up by the woodshavings are they take nitrogen away from the soil to rot down, or so I understand

Seem to remember my father in law had been giving the sickly plant tomato feed in an effort to give it a boost. I wonder if this has been more harm than good.

 

Hi Jane, thanks for the advice I have decided to dig it up and either move it or pot it. I split my gunnera into 3 at the start of the year and the other 2 parts are massive now in pots so i am going to plant them there too so all i will have in that boarder is loads of gunnera and a big white arum lilie on the end