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My Dad has had a few hydrangeas for many years, he has a nice rich soil here in zone 9b. My Dad has well irrigation and makes his own homemade compost, so waters his plants well. I'd say they get very good sun in the early part of the day, and shade during the hot part. I've tried to grow them but my soil is too sandy and they died out eventually, so they like nice rich moist soil. The blooms only last a couple months though, he just cut the browning blooms off his, so now just a green bush.