French Hydrangea
4.4 out of 5 (19 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Also known as
Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea, Snowball Plant, Penny Mac, Big Leaf Hydrangea, Florist Hydrangea and Frenchy
Taxonomy
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Cornales
How to care for French Hydrangea
How often to water your French Hydrangea
every 9
French Hydrangea needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for French Hydrangea in your home
a window
French Hydrangea love being close to bright, sunny windows š.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
French Hydrangea does not tolerate low-light š«.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of French Hydrangea in your home š”.
How to fertilize French Hydrangea
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your French Hydrangea after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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Trying my hand āš½ at #Hydrangea with my first #outdoorplants
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This plant almost dying how to save it
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Hi all I got this hydrangea yesterday as a present I planted it in a pot and it's leaves is starting to wilt Can anyone tell me why? #FrenchHydrangea
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When the flowers die should I trim them off ?? #FrenchHydrangea
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Itās outside and in direct sunlight. Iām watering as often as my app tells me to & itās brown. Itās been very hot here, so Iām guessing itās just all burnt. Ugh - Do I cut all the dead/burnt leaves/flowers off for it to start over? #FrenchHydrangea
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Leaves brown spots Hello, I recently purchased this hydrangea plant from amazon. I'm not a gardener but I love mopheads so, I potted it as I wanted blue and used acidic soil. Now I notice some leaves looking like this. Can any hydrangea owner share what is the reason? Over watering? Under? Lack of sun? Disease? Thanks
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Hello! My French Hydrangea (hortensia as I call it) had beautiful pink flowers. Now theyāve become green as I believe is normal. Should I cut them? #FrenchHydrangea
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Self watering pots for hydrangea? Girlfrond was getting pretty droopy quite frequently, and when I took her out of the pot I received her in, she seemed to be root bound. I moved her to a larger pot with some good, rich soil, and watered thoroughly on top of filling the reservoir for the self watering pot. But as it's my first time repotting something, how long will it take for her to recover from the stress? I broke up the roots as best I could without really getting in there because I dont want her to die. #FrenchHydrangea #firstrepot #help #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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Whatās happening with my hydrangea itās loaing leaves and stem is black some areas #FrenchHydrangea
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Help, my hydrangea blooms died so I cut them off but today there is this what shall I do ? Did I kill it? #FrenchHydrangea
Care Summary for French Hydrangea
French Hydrangea
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 9
Blooms easily 9
Fast grower 7
Browns easily 4
Survivor 3
Easy to propagate 2
Pest magnet 1
09/22/2021
I absolutely LOVE hydrangea blooms but it has been a challenge for me to grow. My Grandma had a huge bush in her yard and I am determined to have one. After planting several in my yard with no success I decided to try growing in a pot. My husband got me two small starter plants last year. All the leaves fell off. I brought them in for the winter and put outside as soon as weather permitted. So far theyāre growing. I go by Gregās watering schedule and water carefully so that none gets on the leaves (it causes brown spots)
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Browns easily
07/14/2021
Not safe for any pets such as cats,dogs, and horses so please please please if you have pets do not get hydrangeas or at least keep them outside if you live in neighbourhood that doesnāt have strays or animals that well come and eat your flowers, but in good news they are extremely pretty and really make your home look exotic!!!easy to maintain for experienced plant owners, if your new to gardening and owning plants I would start of with some easier flowers
Survivor
Fast grower
07/12/2021
Hi hi
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
Blooms easily
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