Re: hydrangeas
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] hydrangeas
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 10:35:04 -0500
My mom has an old mophead that she makes multicolored by acidifying one
side of the bush and making the other side alkaline. She gets blue on one
side, pink on the other and shades of lavendar in the middle. You'd think
it would be hard on the bush but it doesn't seem to faze it.
I have seen pictures of a hydrangea called "Pia" that had variously
shaded flowers. Anyone grow it?
Mary
zone 6 MO
> I didn't think mopheads were reliably hardy in zone 5, but there is
> a
> beautiful big bush growing two blocks north of me that has ALL
> colors on
> it--blue, violet, lavender, pink--WOW! What is it and what are they
> doing
> to it to get that effect? How does it work! Do individual fls change
> color
> as they age? I want one! (I'd ask the homeowner but they only moved
> in a
> few months ago and I think the plant has been there a while.)
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
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