New hydrangea- help?

[willow236]

I just rescued a few white- blue hydrangeas from Lidl, they have been dried to death , but came back to life after a day in the rain and watering.
What do they like?
On the label it say they are suitable for a full sun a water regularly, but what else??

Thank you so much for response.

It also doesn't specify what type they are?
I'm thinking to take one to our local garden centre ( is it too cheeky?)
and ask for a help?
I feel good about rescuing them- 4 in total.
As I'm working in the profound supermarket and know the procedure how they deal with not so good looking plants ( let them dry to death or try to sell them for a fraction of their original price, but who's gonna purchase a bad looking plant?:( )
Then those plants goes to the skip, no matter how much life there's life is in it.
Its just very saddened business.
The plants are living being and are treated as a thing, so please- rescue any plant from a store that looks bad, because this is it very last chance to be saved before skip.😔
And in most cases those plants can be rescued with a care and loving hand.

I have 7 hydrangeas and found they do best in moist soil with morning sun. With these hot summers we’re having, they bake in the afternoons. I love a bargain, and often buy plants ready for the skip, but with care they’ll spring back to life.

I’m a plant rescuer too, I hate seeing neglected ones just discarded.
Most of my garden is planted with rejects including my roses from a garden centre who have a corner for less than perfect specimens.

I rescued several last year from the same shop, removed them from
the pot and soaked them in a tub of water for 2 days then planted out, came on well.

Hydrangeas like water and shade. They are used to growing at the edge of woodland so try to see if you can match those conditions.
The colour of the flowers, if they are the big traditional mop head ones, will change depending on the acidity of your soil. Acid is blue and alkaline is red. I think that I head something about planting them with a load of copper cpinc if you want them to stay blue but not sure.

Some good active here. I'd not take them to the garden centre as I'm not sure what more they will be able to tell you beyond what you've been told here or could find online.

It will be interesting to see whether they are lace cap (my favourite) or the mop head variety. Just keep them well watered - the clue is in the name!!

Mine are in shade and do well. Mophead and lace cap.

One was in shade but had to take the tree down so now full/part sun. During hot weather I make sure to give it extra water. They will tell you by drooping. I adore all of mine, great plant.

Also I buy from the dead and dying shelf, feel sorry for them and will bring them home if I feel I can bring them back to life.

I’d repot them into a larger pot for a bit of TLC before planting in the garden, I’m always rescuing plants and follow this strategy. You might find that the leaves drop off, but new buds will appear and next year the plant will be lovely.
Don’t forget to feed it, once a fortnight, I use tomato feed from Wilko.