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Flower Power

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Right now we have beautiful hydrangeas blooming everywhere. They are very sensitive to soil conditions which is why we can find a wide variety of stunningly attractive colours.

This blue and light yellow is caused by a higher aluminum content in the soil.
A lower aluminum content will tend to cause pink flowers.
Red hydrangeas aren’t common, but their gorgeous colour is caused by exposure to iron.
I’ve never tried this, but apparently, adding coffee grounds to the soil will cause hydrangeas to become a deeper blue as this allows the plant to better access aluminum.
The ever-lovely white hydrangea. These aren’t affected by soil pH; they maintain their creamy colour no matter the conditions.

Have a flower power day.

23 thoughts on “Flower Power”

  3. Such pretty shots Lynette. Hydrangeas are so beautiful. Our first attempt at growing them was this year and the small plant did pretty well, and the petals are almost all gone now. Hope it makes it through the winter. Happy Tuesday. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan. I agree. I love seeing them everywhere and they always last so well. You should probably mulch and then wrap your plant to give it some winter cold protection. Good luck with it; I hope it comes through, too. Cheers.

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    1. I didn’t know about adding coffee grounds, but I heard a couple of people talking about it and then looked it up. I’m not sure about the amounts but agreed, I love that blue shade and I might be adding coffee grounds every day, too!

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    1. Agreed! My mother was an amazing gardener and she did experiment with changing the colour of her hydrangeas. I remember that she succeeded in getting red ones by soaking iron nails in water and putting the liquid around the plants.

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    1. I haven’t seen many of them but they sure are distinctive! These were in the very overgrown garden of a derelict house, so they might be quite old. A neighbour commented that the horticultural society is going to be removing a lot of the plants before the house is torn down.

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