Hydrangea beyond help?

[ilovespinach]

The flowers on my hydrangea plant are all dried out and look beyond help. It currently lives in a little pot on the balcony. Would it help if I cut it back, so got rid of the flowers altogether and put it in a new larger pot? I don't know if you can make out on the second picture that there's new growth, New leaves I think, at the bottom of the plant. If I cut it back would it grow again?

TiA

Hydrangeas need a lot of water, especially in pots. I have several in large planters. They need feeding once a fortnight.
I would get a pot that is about 35/40 cms diameter and repot the plant.
But before that give it a feed with Tomato feed or Miracle grow and see if it perks up. If it doesn’t cut off the drooping bits and repot. It’s unlikely you’ll get flowers this year, but it will be brilliant next year.
I make a point of buying poorly hydrangeas in garden centres!

Thanks 😁 Looks like I'll have to get another pot....

I have been feeding it but with a food just for flowers.

If I cut it, do I cut it right down to the part just before the soil?

Yes, if you have to cut, go down to the new growth, unless there are healthy leaves on the other stems.

Get it a bigger pot and give it a drink. A seriously good soaking and regularly. Probably wouldn’t bother with cutting it back at the moment, see what happens.