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littlealexa

Newbie help

19 years ago

Hi, I need some help. I got 3 Mathilda Gutges (sp?) hydrangeas which said to plant in shade to part shade. Their blooms were drying out by the time I planted them in the yard, planted them on Sunday. My house faces eastward, so I decided to plant 2 of them along the east side of the house along my cedar fence. So they get shade from the fence, in addition there's a tree in the yard that should provide shade once it leaves. It seems like the hydrangeas get noon sun and evening light. The other hydrangea is surrounded by shade from a maply in the back of the yard, so it may get a little sun in the evening. My question is did I plant them in the right spot. The blooms seem to be drying out. My neighbor states that perhaps they are in shock from being transplanted. Should I change them to areas that are 90% shade, I don't wanna lose them? I have been watering them, not sure if they need more or less water (give them each about 1 gallon of water). Thanks in advance.