Can hydrangeas be replanted without dying?

My husband and I are planning to put in a privacy fence. I want to dig up my nikko blue hydrangeas and put them in front of the privacy fence. Bad thing is that we are doing the fence very soon, and the hydrangeas are already starting to bud out with new growth. Will being moved kill them?

Can hydrangeas be replanted without dying?
It won't kill them just make sure you get most of the root ball and water water water.





Edit: Please don't prune your hydrangeas after you transplant. That will definitely kill them. They cannot stand that much shock at one time. I wouldn't even prune them until next year when they have took root good.
Reply:You can replant you hydrangea...No problem!!


Although you might not have a full plant this year,


Next year you will be almost back to normal...


maybe add some bone meal in the hole, and water it all the time..


Good luck...


I love the color, i had a blue one, and i put blue lights in it, it looked awesome!!
Reply:Depending on what zone you are in I would suggest moving them as early in the season as possible. They will go into a bit of shock but they are EXTREMELY resilent. After a bit of ugly time they will spring right back. Possibly dig them up now and keep them in a large container until they can be transplanted.
Reply:Yes you can transplant them, just DO NOT PRUNE them, you said they have new growth on them, why would you prune that off????? The main thing is when you do remove them is that you get as much tap root as possible and unless you can plant them as soon as you dig them, then put them in a bucket of epsom salt, this will keep moisture in the roots and stems. Don't forget to add time released fertilizer in to the hole before you plant. Keep the plants moist but not soggy, do not water the leaves, this is another plant that easily developes leaf spot disease and powdery mildew or downy mildew, water only in the mornings. I grow and bump up hundreds every year, just remember what hydra means, hydrangeas love water, don't deprive them after transplanting. Good Luck replanting.
Reply:dig out a large root ball re plant in new possision then prune the plant by approxly one third water regualy but note plants wont have many flowers
Reply:You can move them, but afterward give them lots of water. They may not be as big as they have been for you this year, but next year they will be just the size you had before you transplanted.

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