There’s a suitable hydrangea for almost any garden, but that doesn’t mean they’ll grow anywhere.
If you’re considering planting this flowering shrub, read our list of six places you shouldn’tplant hydrangeasfirst.
If you don’t, you’ll end up with hydrangeas that need constant watering.
Credit: Southern Living Plant Collection
In All-Day Sun
Hydrangeas will bloom their heads off in full sun up north.
In the South, it’s just too hot to subject hydrangeas to this treatment.
They still appreciate light shade in the afternoons if you live in a hot climate.
Morning sun is ideal for most hydrangeas.
Don’t break your back lugging a watering can back and forth all summer.
Don’t plant hydrangeas in wet clay or a boggy spot that never dries out.
Your plants could end up with root rot and other fungal diseases.
Hydrangeas can be grown in almost any key in of soil, butthe soil must have good drainage.
Don’t plant them under a large, thirsty tree with lots of surface roots.
