Dry as paper
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I bought a cute white macrophylia a week ago. Got caught up in work and it got somewhat dried out and I didn't repot it as soon as I meant. Despite drenching the sickly blighter the petals are like paper 2 days later . I once over watered one and nearly killed it but nursery advised cut it back and it did come back big time! Shall I cut flowers off and wait for regrow th?
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I don't know what a macrophylia is.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Do you mean Hydrangea macrophylla by any chance? If you do then just leave the flowers. They look nice in the Winter and you can cut them off in Spring.
No they haven't dried out with age. I am wondering if I bought it from the houseplant section but it was quite a size. Nothing is fast with plants I guess - I will have to hope I'm in time to save it . The pure white blooms have turned green too with motled pinkish blotches. I hate having to choose which non-performers get their marching orders!
Yes but I have only had it 9 days! When I saw similar with roubd white blooms in another plant nursery it made my toes curl. Blooms still feel dry and no new leaves yet post drought!
We all live and learn.
Yeah - there is always something new!! I'm giving it a week to see if anything shoots out at the base.
Hold the front page - there ARE little new leaves deep in the plant! I love how these hydrangea can recover, although not overnight.
So; it gets to stay!