Hydrangea Plant Flowers Turning Brown

It usually starts as either a purple or brown spot on the plant s leaves near or close to its base.
Hydrangea plant flowers turning brown. What could it be. If mophead varieties are planted in full sun or where they get hot sun during the noon hour they will brown quickly. In some cases if the leaves of your hydrangea shrub are wilting and turning brown it could be indicative of burned leaves the result of excess fertilizer or pesticides. If a hydrangea is being watered every other day for twenty or thirty minutes sadly standard automatic irrigation settings the plant is likely to wilt in hot weather.
These symptoms can include browning leaves burnt leaves increased susceptibility to pests or infection. But if those plants are placed where the direct sun is in the early morning or late afternoon and evening the flowers will last into the fall. While fertilizer and pesticides alike serve important purposes too much of a good thing can cause toxicity symptoms in your hydrangeas. I looked at them and shook my head.
I looked again for fungus but this malady was. This is a common infection that results in brown spots on the leaves of the hydrangea and is caused by the leaves regularly being in contact with water either due to irrigation or rain. Similarly if you water deeply but then skip a week or two the flowers will droop and brown in between drenchings. So i was amazed when randy called me monday morning and said you need to come trim these hydrangea blooms.
I think they have a disease i visited the site again on tuesday and was saddened by the appearance of the flowers by the pool.