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title: "These sad hydrangeas were planted by the previous owner and they keep…"
description: "These sad hydrangeas were planted by the previous owner and they keep getting black spots on the leaves. I usually remove the ones that are spotted and only…"
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# These sad hydrangeas were planted by the previous owner and they keep…

_Postat av April den 2024-10-22_

These sad hydrangeas were planted by the previous owner and they keep getting black spots on the leaves.  
I usually remove the ones that are spotted and only water at the base, not on the leaves, but the spots keep coming back, and I don’t want to keep taking off all the leaves.

Not sure what else I can do to help this guy out.

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-oc3t_r8LLobO2P7YbNJyrl_D8DF873Z90FRWEiRQks/TnvrH6cgQJ2vhljcmM-51w.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### April kommenterade den 2024-10-22

Also, it is in the front yard, west facing, so it does get afternoon/evening sun

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterade den 2024-10-22

By no means a hydrangea expert. But my friend has one in the corner of her yard, west facing. It's up against a inverted corner of her house, so partially shaded. Everything i found pointed to it being a fungus. treated it with copper fungicide, a few applications over 2 months, and it finally went away.

### Mamarod kommenterade den 2024-10-24

These plants like certain soil PH. I think it’s acidic soil. You should check the Ph of the soil and garden centers have ph adjusters specific for these plants. I struggle with these due to the PH of my soil.

#### Mamarod svarade den 2024-10-24

And if PH is good, same as previous response, black usually indicates fungal or overwatering too. So try a natural fungal spray with won’t hurt the plant.

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