No. Best in morning sun and afternoon shade or all day dappled shade.

This is a bigleaf hydrangea, H. macrophylla, and even in my very mild summer climate these will wilt in sun.

Thank u so much, very helpful

Only full sun in coastal areas or high elevation areas with very mild summers (think: Cape Cod). ”mild” means only temporary, brief summer temperature spikes to/above 85F.

Ha! No. you garden with baking temperatures in the 100s since June 2021 was it? ! That is not mild and will not work. Hee, hee, hee. I saw where temps topped 118F and I kept thinking 'wow, our highest ever in Tx is 115F'. Hope your shrubs made it all right from that heat wave. Any problems with your hydrangeas then?

Be careful what you read!! It never got anywhere close to those temps in my area. In fact, anything above 90F is considered a bit of a record breaker and when they do occur - very infrequently - they only last a day or two. The hottest temp recorded here was 103 in May 2009. Lasted only one day, then back to the 80's.

btw, I have zero issues with any of my hydrangeas. This is a perfect hydrangea growing climate. But just not in full sun, regardless of the temp.

But if you can find a morning sun only spot, they do grow even better in the ground, well mulched.

I have these 2 other hydrageas, dont know the names..they are both lime green color..pls let me know your thoughts on if they can be planted in sun in the ground

The first one could be either a Big Leaf Hydrangea or a Smooth Hydrangea, both of which prefer morning sun. The second one may be a panicle hydrangea, which blooms best in full sun in most places but the picture got fuzzy when I tried enlarging it.

Tiz the season for my chi chi neighborhood ( we live in the un-chi chi area) to put up umbrellas over their hydrangeas! When we first moved in, I had 2 hydrangeas spaced just right and I felt there should be one more. Planted it and it fried in the direct sun! I now have to do a nonsymetrical (is that a word?) planting in my front yard! ;)

My garden in Walnut Creek, CA Z 14 was not the safe climate for hydrangeas. It is called the 'right spot for the right plant!' The only hydrangea I could grow, was directly in a running creek in mostly shade.

I moved back to home town, Seattle and now have more than 65 hydrangeas thriving in shade, part shade and almost full sun. Nancyjane....... try some of the beautiful, fragrant and hardy salvias. They are beautiful and will love your new garden. They are very water-wise and almost pest free. Enjoy your new garden and happy planting.

I'm in zone 10a/b and my hydrangeas are in morning shade and late afternoon sun.They are on the west side of my house.I used to have some on the north east side and they did well also.I'm also along the coast,in S.Calif.Mine are blooming their heads off and are so Beautiful..

This was a couple of years ago,i need to take some new pictures,as they are so much fuller and bigger now.

Lucky you can do it. Enjoy Enjoy.

@luis_pr That 118 weather you remember hearing about in the PNW in 2021 summer did happen! I am in SW WA / Vancouver close to Columbia River & OR border of WA. We had at least 115 for at least 3 days. They called it a ’heat dome’. It was indeed record breaking and very dangerous. Many plants died and the following year we saw dead limbs on the west side / afternoon sun side only in many of the confirs around town - Douglas Fir & cypress. It’s pretty standard to have AC in homes around here the last 20 - 25 years. We do usually have a few 90+ days each summer. This summer climate is very different than what I experienced when I lived in Puget Sound / Seattle area up north & closer to Garden Gal who I think might be out on Olympic Peninsula area up there. So, I’m just telling you that your memory is correct but that was not our norm. But, you know - climate change and all - we do seem to be trending a bit warmer for a bit longer each summer. The big difference between our heat & TX heat is that we cool down at night!

" This summer climate is very different than what I experienced when I lived in Puget Sound / Seattle area up north & closer to Garden Gal "

This is a critical statement :-)) Not all areas of the Pacific Northwest share a similar climate due to significant geographical differences. The closer one lives to the ocean or large bodies of water like Puget Sound, the more moderated the temperatures are - less heat in summer and less cold in winter. The hottest it got in Seattle - a large urban area considered to be a "heat sink" - during the same period KW refers to was 108F, the culmination of 3 days of triple digit temps. Never even broke 100F in my area.......one block up from the beach.

News reports tend to paint in very broad strokes, giving the impression that everywhere in this area experienced those record breaking temps. But it is just not so.

Yep - @gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9) is correct! Western WA has a huge variance in climate in areas that are not far apart. It’s quite interesting.