Hydrangea color??

I have two Hydrangea plants in a clay container on my patio. They get eastern exposure, and plenty of water. My blooms have turned the same color the leaves are. How can I remedy this? I had one blue and one pink when i started out, and have made no change in the environment. I think the neighborhood cats have sprayed them. How do I get the color back? Is there a website that gives me care tips on it? Did a google search and couldn't find too much useful info. Have some moon seeds would like to start, but know nothing about them. Any help MUCH appreciated. : )

Hydrangea color??
The "green problem" will overtake plants of either low or high PH... it's unkown why. It is a temporary problem.


The other users here are not 100 % correct and are missing the problem. Green blooms are a different situation over the normal blue and pinks... green is not a normal bloom.


Green color is not related directly to the PH... yes- the pinks and blues are.... It is yet unknown what causes Hydrangeas to turn green and it is considered to be a sympton to one or more problems.


It is proven to be temporary however.





It is suggested that adding boosters of your choice to the soil will encourage the green to "bloom out" and the plant to return to it's normal state or to what state you have encouraged.





There is a short blog here regrading this very problem.... http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/gree...





I have two booklets regarding Hydrangea and they basically say the same thing in more technical terms.





(I have 17 hydrangeas on the property--- and it happens every once in a while here and there).





I noticed that the plants always are in very good health aside from the green dull color.


Good luck.





I see I got a thumbs down... well, don't take my word for it!Research it for yourself.
Reply:The green blooms will have to grow out. The other guy Jason is correct- the advice from the other people here isn't wrong but it doesn't apply to a green bloom. Green blooms may be caused by stress or other factors but there is no proven reason why it happens. It comes and goes sometimes in one season.





If you tamper with the PH in the soil you may encourage the plant to be either pinkish to purpleish when it blooms out.





It sometimes happens to newly planted hydrangeas and old ones.





Allow it to grow out. I'm not sure you can encourage it to "bloom out" as suggested by Jason F but it wouldn't hurt.
Reply:Try this site:





http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1...
Reply:I know the color of the bloom has to do with the acidity of the soil. You can check with the people at Lowe's or another garden center for the specifics. Wish I could be more help!
Reply:jason is right... so's the website he gave you.... hang on a while longer and see if you get even luckier, and the flower starts to take on burgundy colorations... like this one...





http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/jo...





the green ones like in the website Jason gave, are the best for drying, too!!.... I wait for mine every year!!!....
Reply:Acidic soil makes blue blooms, alkaline soil makes pink blooms...adding lime to the soil increases the alkaline, iron sulfate adds acid....


BTW my grandmother used to bury iron nails around the root circumferance of hydrangeas and they would create beautiful blue blooms.


I doubt the cats have caused any change to color if indeed they have sprayed them.


good luck... I have several hydrangeas and love to experiment with the soil.. some I keep in containers to keep the pink color, others I've planted in my front yard. The soil is very acidic, and I have lovely, large blooms that turn a very deep purple.
Reply:Some of them are supposed to be that color, but it does have something to do with acid soil. You can buy a product to acidify the soil but I don't think it will affect the blooms after they've already opened up.





I had some hydrangeas once that had this coloration and it's not the wow factor you were probably looking for. Try to embrace it's understatement!
Reply:The color of hydrangea blooms depends on the pH of the soil they are planted in. If the soil is acidic (%26gt;6.0 pH) the blooms will be blue if the soil is alkaline (7.0 pH or greater) the blooms will be pink.





To make your soil more acidic add Aluminum sulphate to the soil. To make it more alkaline add hydrated lime. You can find either of these soil amendments at your local gasrden center.
Reply:you need to add acid to your soil