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Autumn Hydrangeas

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I recently found a small group of red hydrangeas happily blooming in a protected corner spot next to a public building.

Red hydrangeas are not very common, but this little patch is very colourful. One bloom was a light purple, but all the others were raspberry red. I learned that this is likely a “red cardinal” hydrangea.

The soil in this particular spot must be quite alkaline, as that is what’s needed to bring out this bright shade.

The red and green almost looks a bit winter-seasonal, but I’m glad that in this hemisphere, we’re still enjoying autumn.

Happy Friday.

20 thoughts on “Autumn Hydrangeas”

    1. They’re not common and the soil requires a lot of iron to produce this colour. These are next to an old public building and I wonder if the soil is unusually alkaline because of the type of work tools that would have been used in construction at that time. Maybe an iron tool was left in the ground. Interesting to speculate. Cheers.

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    1. They’re not very common but you can achieve the effect by adding iron nails to the soil (that’s what I’ve read) as long as you start with a macrophylla hydrangea (these are the ones that change colour). I think they’re so gorgeous.

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  7. Our red hydrangea did not grow this year, but it did bloom. The leaves turn such beautiful colors in the fall. Nice photos. Have a nice weekend. 🙂

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