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butterfly bush and hydrangeas

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I don't know if there is any connection to your problems, but I do have 
success with each of the plants you mentioned.  I live in Kentucky, and I 
bought a butterfly bush last October for my Mom.  The people at the nursery 
told me to wait until spring, then clip back all the dead branches that had 
no green in the center.  They said that depending on the severity of the 
winter, the bush may die all the way back, or a lot of growth may live.  It 
worked- the bush is sprouting branches all over the place!

We also have a huge bleeding heart (about 4 ft. in diameter) and a large 
hydrangea in the same area.  The bedrock in the area is all limestone, so 
our soil pH is very high and naturally clayey- although we've been gardening 
for approx. 30 years, and it is really good soil now.

I heard or read somewhere that the color of hydrangeas is dependent on soil 
pH (ours is a blah white), but I noticed an article in Southern living with 
all different shades of blue hydrangeas.  Is there any relationship between 
pH and color?

Sarah
Lexington, Kentucky


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