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title: "First time plant mom here and brought these beautiful hydrangeas home…"
description: "First time plant mom here and brought these beautiful hydrangeas home a week ago. I noticed a few of the leaves have large irregular holes and am not sure what…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/Kp8q13GYG7Yvt0g6ITeC9W"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Clarissa"
published: "2026-05-03T19:46:40.195167Z"
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# First time plant mom here and brought these beautiful hydrangeas home…

_Posted by Clarissa on 2026-05-03_

First time plant mom here and brought these beautiful hydrangeas home a week ago. I noticed a few of the leaves have large irregular holes and am not sure what may be causing them 😭

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## 4 comments

### 9s commented on 2026-05-04

probably a caterpillar from a butterfly/moth enjoying your flowers 🌸

### iBenchbuses commented on 2026-05-04

^what they said 😅

### Clarissa commented on 2026-05-04

Thank you both so much, that is super helpful 🫶🏻

### Waspinator commented on 2026-05-07

Possibly a caterpillar, but that could also be mechanical damage from leaves getting stuck on stuff during shipping

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