Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Hydrangea dying where baptisia touched it, 2 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Hydrangea is not a house plant. I don\'t think the Baptisia faded flowers are causing any problem on the hydrangea but then who really knows - maybe it has some kind of pathogens like mold on old bread.

Hydrangeas make nice floral gifts (Easter, Mother\'s Day, Weddings, etc.) but will not survive a house environment for very long. Once the blooms are over, either treat them as compost or plant them outdoors in the ground or a bigger pot.

Depending on how cold your zone is, they may not bloom for you after winter either but will survive year after year.

A few of my hydrangeas 3rd week in June last year.