tmstclaire
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Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:30 pm
Location: Georgia

To transplant now or wait

I got one opinion from a very nice lady at Pike's Nursery so then I wanted to get a few more.

I was given a potted hydrangea in January for my birthday. I planted it my yard next to my house in March. I thought it had died but lo and behold, it sprouted leaves. In May, my father passed away and I was given another potted hydrangea that was in full bloom that I places on my back porch. I realized afer observing this plant and it's reaction to full on HOT morning and early afternoon sun that I needed to move both. So I planted my father's hydrangea in a place that gets dappled shade on the edge of the wood.

What I want to know is if I should go ahead and transplant my birthday hydrangea now or wait until October when it goes dormant? My father's Hydrangea is big leaf. I think that both are but not sure.

Here is a picture of the birthday hydrangea that I think needs moving.

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luis_pr
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Joined: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:31 am
Location: Hurst, TX USA Zone 7b/8a

Techincally you can move it now but, being practical, you may want to wait. It seems to be happy there now so, if you can do it at a time when transplant shock is minimized and milder temperatures reign supreme, wait. :lol:

.... especially if you live in the lower half of the state, where you are under an extreme or exceptional drought.



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