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Hydranger
arthur bluestone
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I was given a Hydranger in a lovely decrotive pot three years ago has a present,the last two years there has not been many blooms this year only two heads,I just wondered if I should take it out of the pot and unravel the roots and put fresh compost in.
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Definitely, put in the ground or a really big pot.
You can buy rose and shrub compost for it. Cut it down a bit next march, that should make it move.
Hi Arthur,bit difficult to say without knowing how and what feed your using and how much watering, if all that is good, then perhaps a fresh compost and some slow release fertilizer will do the trick,iv got hydrangea in full sun, shade, and part shade so in truth i cant really say they have to have any particular spot in the garden, if you do change the compost i would restart them in partial shade for a while , and it would be interesting to see if any baddies are there,iv just changed 2 pots which had vine weevil they decimated the plants. good luck
What colour was the hydrangea? If it was blue or purple use an ericacous compost to ensure you have good colour - I've just bought Kardinal Violet a super dark purple/blue lacecap