Hydrangea bushes.?
Question:i noticed, today, that the leaves look as though they'd been chewed on and it isn't flowering well. i found a very small pinkish worm on the wood. about the size of an inchworm. anyone know if this could be the problem and how to correct it? i'd truly appreciate any imput. i love that bush.
Answers:
i had small worms on my hydrangea bushes last year and i used soap and water spray to get rid of them, it is much better than using chemicals. i full a spray bottle with water and few drops of dish soap and them spray the whole plant.
i use it this on must of my plants if they have and bugs on them.
Go to the nearest garden center and have the 'worm' (or several) in an envelope and also a 'cutting' from your Hydranegea bush. I can't give you a 'really good answer' without seeing both a sample of the bush and the worm, but they have experts there who should know, or will at least be able to tell you 'where to go' to get a good 'diagnosis' and the proper 'treatment' for your bush. Unfortunately, it may be 'too late' for THIS bush, but if you 'treat it properly' and the ground around it, you should at least have much better luck with the next one you plant there ... even the 'same kind and color' of hydrangea, or something 'slightly different' if you decide to 'change the plant' because you 'love' that bush and want 'something different' to commemorate it with. GOOD LUCK.
Not quite sure of what the worm is,but you can treat it with an insect dust, or Maldison from your garden center. Good Luck!
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