Can I transplant a hydrangea right now?

[Rosemaryandlavender1]

I planted one of my hydrangeas in the ground last winter which has been receiving more sun than I anticipated that part of the garden would recieve. Can I transplant it now? If yes, any tips on how to move it?

I personally wouldn't move it now as it will be forming new flowerbeds ready to flower in June/ July. I did move one in late August, early September, after it's flowering a few years ago and it thrived. ..THIS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK BUT.... However, if you really, really need to do it now, do it on a cooler day, and water it very well the day before to lessen stress on the roots..... Make sure to prep the new space before by digging it bigger than needed so that you fill back in with freshly loosened soil....and add a good amount of water into the space before adding in the hydrangea. ... Once it's in place fill in with, and press soil down around it firmly. Water every day onwards until it looks happy again.

Thanks for the advice, it's s hydrangea macrophylla if that makes any difference. It has really not liked the sun this week so I'm not sure how it will cope in the summer which is why I was thinking of moving it. I think the new flower buds that are forming are getting scorched. Perhaps I should have put the annabelle there instead.

You are right Hydrangea macrophylla do better in shade, Annabelle will cope with sun. If you have to move it, it’s going to need a lot of water as @SpikyCeliahas said.

Water it - literally gallons of the stuff. Do that every 3-4 days and it will perk up. They are pretty thirsty plants.

I have been watering it approx 3-4 gallons every second day so I didn't think it's the water. I have the same one in a pot in a shady corner which is looking much healthier.

I’d take the chance and move it now. Dig a really big circle around it to avoid disturbing the roots as much as possible and then lots of watering in its new position.

I’d move it now, with the preparations suggested above. If it’s unhappy now in its location, it’ll be even unhappier by the end of the summer.

Don't with to derail the thread but my white hydrangea has developed brown leaves. It is in a very sunny spot?