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Old 07-07-2004, 11:03 PM
Kay
 
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Default Hydrangea colour question

In article , Graham Dixon trorouble
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Last year I took a cutting from a Hydrangea in my late Father-in-Laws
garden. The plant was a beautiful specimen and alwways produced a wealth of
large deep-blue flowers.

My cutting rooted successfully and in spring I planted it in my garden. It
has produced one large flower that is bright pink. Is this usual or
something to do with the different soils in each garden. (Or maybe it's my
late Father-in-law having a last laugh)

Probably the soil. Hydrangeas tend to be blue on acid soils and pink on
alkaline ones (the opposite way round to litmus paper)
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Kay
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