RE: Cutting back perennieals
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: Cutting back perennieals
- From: M* D*
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:46:14 -0500
At 11:21 AM 10/6/98 -0700, Nina Beheim wrote:
>Thanks for all the helpful replies!
>
>and thanks Chris for the bit about those gorgeous dark purple hydrangeas! I
>have searched for them in the nurseries, to no avail... Please don't tell me
>it's the result of acidic soil, as I've dumped loads of eggshells and coffee
>grounds, as well as Miracid into the dirt. I have very beautiful BLUE
>flowers... but no purple. I'm still holding out for these dark purple ones.
><sigh>
>
>neens
Neens, My Dad always put iron filings from the machine shop where he worked
in the soil around his Hydrangeas and they were the most heavenly deep
purple. I always had big purple dried Hydrangeas for winter bouquets. They
hold their color so much better than the pinks or blues. I now have a
bright pink Hydragea that is in the process of changing color due to my acid
soil and it is turning to purple, not blue. So maybe that is what you need
to do if you want a purple Hydrangea, it couldn't hurt to try. :)
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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