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Comments (16)"Is there a scientific article on this you could recommend, gardengal48? I'd be interested in reading it, if you know of one." Off the top of my head, no. But Googling 'genetic reversion' or 'genetic color dominance' should generate some appropriate literature. "Also, regarding hydraengas (sic), ONLY the bigleaf species is capable of changing between pink and blue depending on soil conditions" Mountain hydrangea, Hydrangea serrata, is recognized as a separate species from H. macrophylla and also has the ability to change flower color based on soil chemistry. As does. H. involucrata....See MoreAstilbes "magically" revived?
Comments (13)Well I feel much better knowing others have had this happen. I was happy to see them come back, but afraid there would be some permanent damage because of this. Honestly, I can't blame them for going dormant. Even I mostly stayed in my air conditioned room as much as possible during the heat wave. So glad its over, and hopefully we won't get another one again this summer. I wish I would have discovered Astilbes years ago. I don't think the local greenhouse where I lived had any - they had mostly sun plants. It was a small business (couldn't even accept credit cards) and they had very healthy plants, but I live about an hour away now. The main plant I focused on trying to get was a hydrangea, and I was eventually given one...about 8 months before I knew I was moving. I transplanted it to my dad's house and hoped for the best. It is now gone. Dad said it must have died, except his girlfriend has a pond there now and she is the type to throw away things because they are/were mine (which is why I don't visit my dad more often). I've got a Nikko Blue now, but its so tiny it will be awhile before I see flowers (with my luck, it will probably be right before I move again). The Astilbes were the first plants I planted in my current garden. I think next spring I'll add a couple more....See MoreDo butterflies have much repeated interest in Astilbe?
Comments (0)To those of you who grow Astilbe, what has been your observation?...See MoreWhich are the astilbe seeds?
Comments (10)That's what I thought they were, but everyone else seemed to thiink not! I had planned on trading/selling the astilbe seeds (I sell online organic seeds) , but when I'm not completely sure of what I have I don't take that chance of someone not getting what they ordered or wanted. I appreciated all the comments, but I finally quit. I may try some for myself and watch what I'm planting to determine what the actual seeds are. I'll try one more time, as I appreciate you responding with that info! Thanks again!...See More- 17 years ago
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