Hi all—I’m hoping for some advice on a problem with a hydrangea plant. I just purchased a Phantom Hydrangea plant one week ago and have it still in its nursery pot in my backyard. It’s next to some other containers with veggies in it and I’ve kept it watered and happy...until this morning.

I went out today to check it and see that a few sets of leaves have small spots all over them. These were not there yesterday so I’m stumped as to what’s causing it. If you hold the leaf to the light it looks like some of the spots are actually holes or thinning the leaves.

Does anyone know what’s causing this and if there’s something I can do to stop it from overtaking my plant? I’m hoping to keep this alive in its pot for another month or so until I’m ready to plant it into its permanent home in the ground.

Thanks for your help!