Hydrangeas, sun or shade?

In my mad dash at the nursery I bought a hydrangea. The tag says 'full sun' but...you know how they put up signs promoting the plants with tips and whatnot? Theirs said something along the lines of ' part shade to shade'. I forgot to write its name down. Which one do I believe?

Hydrangeas, sun or shade?
i live in the panhandle of florida so that's zone 8b and we have some hydrangeas on the west side of our house which is shaded and they grow fine. it may depend on what zone you're in on whether you should put it in the shade or not. some plants in florida need partial shade whereas farther north it would take full sun. good luck.
Reply:they grow well in warmer climates, in shade, but the coole climates partial sun. full sun is good in a cool climate, but in warmer climates where temps are in the high 80s and 90s every day in the summe, full sun will cause some leaf damage. But with a bit of extra water hydraneas can be grown in full sun in warm weather
Reply:definitely dappled sunlight only and plenty of water during summer ,they are really lovely planted under trees.
Reply:Shade/Part shade is the correct answer, also water @ least 1 time a week.
Reply:Plant so that it gets only three hours of sun, preferably in the morning.
Reply:You mean. Part shade to sun? This usually means early morning sun is OK, which is softer than the hot afternoon sun which will deffinately cause the poor hydrangea to shrivel up. Never full afternoon sun. We live in the Northwest and the afternoon sun is not as hot here and some of my hydrangeas exposed to afternoon sun wilt until the evening. Then they look just fine. Wilting is the plants way to save moisture in their leaves by shriveling up it serves that purpose or could be begging for water if the soil is dried out. Full afternoon sun will burn the leaves and the flowers will turn brown. So be sure they have afternoon shade.
Reply:Different kinds of hydrangeas have different needs. Some need a lot of shade. Some less shade.





The Oakleaf Hydrangeas can take full sun, where the rest of them can't. However, most hydrangeas like lots of water. So if watering is an issue for you - I'd give it shade in heat of the day if possible to lessen its water needs. It will do part shade just fine too.