I want a pink hydrangea
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When I moved my Hydrangea........It went pink!
Comments (10)This reminds me of a very funny story . When I was 17 , The father of a long time friend replanted their hydrangea from the back of the house to the front. This man was well known to like his beer , wine ect... more often than not He was feeling no pain . When the hydrangea was in the backyard it was a blue color. After moving it to the front there were no blooms one year but the following year it bloomed a stunning pink! He was so elated and marveled at the color change not knowing at the time about soil PH and color change. The folks whom he told that were not aware of PH levels changing flower colors just assumed his story of how his flowers changed from blue to pink as being a by product of too much booze. It wasn't until I learned from working at a garden center shortly there after that I was able to tell Him why his Hydrangea changed color. We had a good laugh ....See MoreWhat kind of pink hydrangeas do I buy?
Comments (3)Sadie Ray is noted for its hardiness and will bloom pink or blue, depending on the soil pH. Here's what Sandusky Valley nursery says about it: Hydrangea macrophylla  Sadie RayÂ. Here is the most reliable hydrangea available. It was discovered in northern Indiana where it has bloomed for over 50 years. Northern Indiana is zone 5 and has quite cold winters yet this plant comes back and blooms every year. Probably the best hydrangea for zone 5. A good selection for colder areas where other hydrangeas fail to bloom.Blooms will be pink or blue depending on soil pH. Flowers are similar to Nikko Blue. It should be planted in good soil with some peat moss added to increase vigor and kept watered especially in the south. It can grow in full sun or half shade and should be grown in some shade in the south. This plant can grow 3-5 feet tall and is hardy from zone 5-9. I recommend first winter protection in zone 5. A rose cone does well for this purpose. Planting on a southern exposure also helps in zone 5. Winter protection is less important for this variety but it wouldnÂt hurt for the first season. We're colder than Zone 5 here. I planted my Sadie Ray last year, and the only protection I gave it was protection from deer and rabbits: I surrounded it with chicken wire for the first year. I'm very impressed with its growth and bloom. It was the first to appear in early spring, but all its nice new growth was killed off by a freeze in June. So it just started all over again. I'm very happy with it....See MoreWANTED: Wanted - Annabelle Hydrangea
Comments (1)BTW I live just north of Syracuse in Oswego County....See MoreWANTED: pink or purple brugs, confederate rose, or hydrangeas
Comments (4)I think I have one pink brug cutting with roots... stii sitting in water. Contact me if u want it. This Brug cannot take full sun. This post was edited by melvalena on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 14:35...See More- 8 years ago
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