Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Hydrangea transplanting in heat, 3 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Bit leaf hydrangeas are going to wilt due to heat and loss of moisture. Shade will help plus keeping the soil moist at all times (not soggy wet).

Here is one of the hydrangeas I dug up in late June. This one is Pistachio and this was 4 days ago. I keep it in filtered light and water it every 2 to 3 days.

Here are two more from the same bush but one is pretty wilted - perhaps doesn\'t have the root system to support the leaves. I still expect it to recover and grow very well next year. The main thing is keeping it alive this year.

I don\'t know the name of the 3rd one but it was a cutting from either one of mine or given to me from a friend. I kept it in a pot for two years and planted it in the ground last year.

The fourth one is of two I have on the other side of the fence so watering is harder to do. One is LA Dreaming and the other one is Purple Princess but to me they look the same.

Last one is Penny Mac (gets hot afternoon sun for 2 to 4 hours every day) which needs watering almost every day or two due to the heat. The blooms are fading now and the leaves are spotting (UGLY) but it has done its job for the year.