It can be disappointing when a blue hydrangea turns pink, but there are ways to counteract the colour change, and by ...

Plant a pink hydrangea in acid soil and it may fade after a few growing seasons to washed-out blue. The hydrangea are all macrophylla cultivars. 'Parsifal,' a mophead that will turn blue in acid soil.

Blue hydrangeas can often change colour and turn pink, but there are simple ways to help ensure they stay a vibrant shade, ...

A Nikko Blue hydrangea will turn pink if soil conditions become less acidic. John Brasington's Pasadena corn field. This was seeded July 4, right before the area received a lot of rain.

When gardeners ask how they can change the color of their hydrangea flowers from pink to blue, I sometimes jokingly suggest they move to the east coast where the soils are acidic. Nebraska soils ...

Q: We have a Christmas cactus that had pink flowers. Now the cactus is in bloom but the flowers are white. How does Christmas cacti change colors? (e-mail reference) A: Good question! I really don ...

Another curious characteristic is that its showy blossoms change color depending on the soil. In acidic soils, the flowers are blue. In alkaline soils, they’re pink. White flowers indicate the soil is ...

I planted a blue hydrangea that was beautiful last year. This is its second year in my garden, and it has lots of healthy-looking leaves but few flowers, and they are pink instead of the nice blue … ...

Q. I laid out a small memorial garden in the front yard to remember my mom back in 2004. Her favorite color was pink, so I purchased a pink dogwood and planted it as the point of focus. That first … ...

Hi Jim, we moved to Clear Lake from East Texas (Sam Rayburn lake area) a year ago. Most of my plants that I brought are doing OK, except for two different kinds: agapanthus not blooming and ...