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I bought a hydrangea with blue flowers, but after I planted it, flowers became green, why?
the flowers should turn blue by themsevles, if not check for nitrogen in your soil, you can get test kits at most home and garden shops
Reply:You need to keep the soil acidic to keep the blue flowers
Reply:Hydrangeas require a specific pH in the soil in order for the flowers to be blue. You need to check the pH, then head to the nursery - they can help you find the right product to increase the acidity in the soil.
Reply:Here's a trick I learned from a gardener many years ago...
Bury a few regular old nails in the soil around the base of the plant. (Note: Don't bury them so deep that your distrub the root system.) The nails will break down and the minerals (iron) will leach down to the root system and be taken up by the plant.
You will get very vibrant blue flowers.
Reply:Nutrients in the soil may have effected the plant.
It may just be changing to its environment
Reply:possibly minerals?
Reply:Acid is probably not high enough. Add coffee grounds to the soil around them if you want them blue again.
Reply:they have to have a plant food with cooper in it to keep them blue. It is available at garden centers etc. call your local garden center and ask or home depot even walmart if theres one near you. But it is the cooper that keeps it blue.
Reply:the soil's nutrients turned the flowers green most likely. If the nutrients were different than the ones in the pot when you bought the plant it could affect the coor when you transplanted it.
Reply:the color of a hydrangea bloom depends on the nutrients in the soil. I give my mom a pretty light pink one for mothers day it is now a dark purple. They have well water lots of minerals.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
The flowers on a hydrangea are always a bit green until they open all the way.
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
The leaves always look purple round the edges when they are very young (or old) but this is normal. They will go completely green when the weather has warmed up a bit and the leaves are fully open.
miriam
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
The leaves always look purple round the edges when they are very young (or old) but this is normal. They will go completely green when the weather has warmed up a bit and the leaves are fully open.
miriam
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
They have been hybridized to do so. Selective Breeding. We do this also with succulents. Fl to F3 We plant 50 -100 seeds, and then select plants from the propagation which has the features that we want. We then collect seed from the first batch and breed them again to get F2 and we may continue to this for several seasons to achieve what we were looking for and only keep three plants from the batch that have different features, that are different. Darker flowers, deeper indents in the leaves, larger teeth for the aloe, with better color, shorter flower stems, and more flowers on the inflorescence, wider leaves, or shorter or miniature plants. This will form a new gene pool you must have diversity in the pool. Once you get what you want, then you can start from cuttings or offsets which ever applies. Hoyakins
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
If they normally have green leaves they sound like they have gotten a bit chilled. This makes them 'autumn toned'. I always leave my leaves on my hydrangeas and don't prune to get the autumn colours. If it is spring where you are the weather may have been unseasonally chilly and it has upset them. There are also some varieties that are bred to go nice colours in autumn, particularly the species hydrangeas.
Reply:It's because hydrangeas are very sensitive to acid levels in your soil. Different acidity levels result in different colored petals. For instance, the same periwinkle-blue hydrangea plant that my aunt grew in Kentucky, grew green and pink in Texas.
There's nothing wrong with your plant; it's simply an acidity indicator.
Why do my hydrangea leaves look purple and green?
If they normally have green leaves they sound like they have gotten a bit chilled. This makes them 'autumn toned'. I always leave my leaves on my hydrangeas and don't prune to get the autumn colours. If it is spring where you are the weather may have been unseasonally chilly and it has upset them. There are also some varieties that are bred to go nice colours in autumn, particularly the species hydrangeas.
Reply:It's because hydrangeas are very sensitive to acid levels in your soil. Different acidity levels result in different colored petals. For instance, the same periwinkle-blue hydrangea plant that my aunt grew in Kentucky, grew green and pink in Texas.
There's nothing wrong with your plant; it's simply an acidity indicator.
Why doesn't my hydrangea produce flowers?
I moved into a home almost 1 year ago. There is a plant next to my door that I was told was a hydrangea bush. It still has not produced any flowers. Why? Is there something I can do to help it flower?
Why doesn't my hydrangea produce flowers?
When did you or did you prune this hydrangea bush? If you pruned it too much in the fall or pruned it too late in the spring you will have removed the future flower buds. Many types of the old fashioned hyrangeas only bloom on last years growth. The new varieties ie endless summer bloom on last and this years growth. Also, the others are right about the special needs of hydrangeas and other acid loving plants, so try applying a fertilizer designed for camellias, rhodos and azaleas. Miracid was the name for it, by miracle gro but I haven't seen it on the shelves lately. Other companies make fertilizers like it. note: the hydrangeas flowers often tell you what your soil is like. If it is supposed to be a fairly blue flower but looks pinkish the soil is too sweet, needs acid so add aluminum sulphate. Add lime if is supposed to be red / pink and looks more bluish.
Reply:hydrangeas bloom on second year growth, therefore, you only want to prune the canes that flower this year. The canes that do not produce flowers this year should flower next year. Adding aluminum sulfate will change the color of the bloom from pink to blue but doesn't really help the actual formation of the bud. Also, did you have any frost damage early spring last year??/ that may also be the problem. good luck
Reply:I think it is called Miracid--a fertilizer that has the acid enuff for rhodies and hydrangeas.
Reply:It may need some flowering feed. Alot of flowering plants need a certain chemical to flower, ask your local flower guy.
Reply:The soil is not acidic enough. You will have to use an acidic fertilizer on it to get it to bloom. There are special fertilizers for hydrangea's.
Reply:Try having another one planted.I heard something about this before.I believe that they need more than one because of pollination or something.My Parents neighbor has them and they always had 4....2 blue/purple and 2 white......
Why doesn't my hydrangea produce flowers?
When did you or did you prune this hydrangea bush? If you pruned it too much in the fall or pruned it too late in the spring you will have removed the future flower buds. Many types of the old fashioned hyrangeas only bloom on last years growth. The new varieties ie endless summer bloom on last and this years growth. Also, the others are right about the special needs of hydrangeas and other acid loving plants, so try applying a fertilizer designed for camellias, rhodos and azaleas. Miracid was the name for it, by miracle gro but I haven't seen it on the shelves lately. Other companies make fertilizers like it. note: the hydrangeas flowers often tell you what your soil is like. If it is supposed to be a fairly blue flower but looks pinkish the soil is too sweet, needs acid so add aluminum sulphate. Add lime if is supposed to be red / pink and looks more bluish.
Reply:hydrangeas bloom on second year growth, therefore, you only want to prune the canes that flower this year. The canes that do not produce flowers this year should flower next year. Adding aluminum sulfate will change the color of the bloom from pink to blue but doesn't really help the actual formation of the bud. Also, did you have any frost damage early spring last year??/ that may also be the problem. good luck
Reply:I think it is called Miracid--a fertilizer that has the acid enuff for rhodies and hydrangeas.
Reply:It may need some flowering feed. Alot of flowering plants need a certain chemical to flower, ask your local flower guy.
Reply:The soil is not acidic enough. You will have to use an acidic fertilizer on it to get it to bloom. There are special fertilizers for hydrangea's.
Reply:Try having another one planted.I heard something about this before.I believe that they need more than one because of pollination or something.My Parents neighbor has them and they always had 4....2 blue/purple and 2 white......
What is an oakleaf hydrangea?
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What is an oakleaf hydrangea?
Oakleaf hydrangea is a native plant for all seasons. Early spring brings the excitement of tender, lettuce-green emerging leaves. Then, in late spring, the flower clusters appear—large creamy pyramids that tend to put one in mind of giant soft-serve ice cream cones. Aging is a long and beautiful process for these flowers: As the months pass, they change from light pink to rose to a pleasing tan, and they remain on the plant well into winter. The leaves stick around a long time, too, turning rich wine colors and hanging on until late November or even early December. Come January, the sculptural branches and peach-colored exfoliating bark provide plenty of winter interest.
This grand plant is easy to grow. It’s disease and insect free, drought tolerant once established, and heavy blooming even in shade. Oakleaf hydrangea has a naturally beautiful shape and rarely needs pruning, but if you do choose to prune, you’ll want to wait until immediately after flowering, since buds are set in early fall. The Georgia Native Plant Society named oakleaf hydrangea its Plant of the Year for 2000.
Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea Family)
Description: Large deciduous shrub with 3 to 8" oak-shaped leaves. 4 to 12" elongated panicles of creamy white flowers appear in late spring. Fall leaf color is red, purple, and burgundy.
Size: 6 to 8’ high and wide.
Habit: Large, coarse-textured, upright, irregular shrub; tends to sucker and form colonies.
Growth Rate: Slow to medium.
Light: Part shade to full shade.
Planting and Care: For best results, plant in moist, well-drained, acid soil. Plants are fairly drought tolerant once established.
Ornamental Value: Attributes include interesting, large, lobed summer foliage; showy white flowers clusters in late spring; wine-colored leaves in fall; and exfoliating bark.
Landscape Usage: Use in the shrub border, as a specimen, or in masses at the edge of a wooded area.
Wildlife Benefits: Seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
Native Habitat: Found along streams and riversides and on hillsides in open woods in the Piedmont, mountains, and Coastal Plain.
Propagation: Layering, division, semi-hardwood cuttings, seed (no stratification).
Reply:Hydrangea quercifolia reaches a height of up to 6 ft. It is a deciduous shrub of loose habit, with broadly ovate dark green leaves that have three to seven sharp lobes similar to an oak leaf. Many grow it for its bold handsome foliage. The flowers are white and appear in erect terminal panicles, 4-12 in long in July.In the fall the leaves turn bronzy-purple, a spectacular sight.
What is an oakleaf hydrangea?
Oakleaf hydrangea is a native plant for all seasons. Early spring brings the excitement of tender, lettuce-green emerging leaves. Then, in late spring, the flower clusters appear—large creamy pyramids that tend to put one in mind of giant soft-serve ice cream cones. Aging is a long and beautiful process for these flowers: As the months pass, they change from light pink to rose to a pleasing tan, and they remain on the plant well into winter. The leaves stick around a long time, too, turning rich wine colors and hanging on until late November or even early December. Come January, the sculptural branches and peach-colored exfoliating bark provide plenty of winter interest.
This grand plant is easy to grow. It’s disease and insect free, drought tolerant once established, and heavy blooming even in shade. Oakleaf hydrangea has a naturally beautiful shape and rarely needs pruning, but if you do choose to prune, you’ll want to wait until immediately after flowering, since buds are set in early fall. The Georgia Native Plant Society named oakleaf hydrangea its Plant of the Year for 2000.
Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea Family)
Description: Large deciduous shrub with 3 to 8" oak-shaped leaves. 4 to 12" elongated panicles of creamy white flowers appear in late spring. Fall leaf color is red, purple, and burgundy.
Size: 6 to 8’ high and wide.
Habit: Large, coarse-textured, upright, irregular shrub; tends to sucker and form colonies.
Growth Rate: Slow to medium.
Light: Part shade to full shade.
Planting and Care: For best results, plant in moist, well-drained, acid soil. Plants are fairly drought tolerant once established.
Ornamental Value: Attributes include interesting, large, lobed summer foliage; showy white flowers clusters in late spring; wine-colored leaves in fall; and exfoliating bark.
Landscape Usage: Use in the shrub border, as a specimen, or in masses at the edge of a wooded area.
Wildlife Benefits: Seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
Native Habitat: Found along streams and riversides and on hillsides in open woods in the Piedmont, mountains, and Coastal Plain.
Propagation: Layering, division, semi-hardwood cuttings, seed (no stratification).
Reply:Hydrangea quercifolia reaches a height of up to 6 ft. It is a deciduous shrub of loose habit, with broadly ovate dark green leaves that have three to seven sharp lobes similar to an oak leaf. Many grow it for its bold handsome foliage. The flowers are white and appear in erect terminal panicles, 4-12 in long in July.In the fall the leaves turn bronzy-purple, a spectacular sight.
Why are my blue hydrangea flowers turning green?
i planted my hydrangea in a pot and the flowers were bright blue when i started by over the past month or so they've turned green. i've given it miracle grow but nothing seems to help. it gets mostly morning and early afternoon sun. we've had a lot of rain, so the soil has been pretty wet. any suggestions??????
Why are my blue hydrangea flowers turning green?
The flower colors are dependant on the pH level of the soil. More blue color is an acidic soil (add tomato waste from your kitchen to help) or more pink color is an alkaline soil (I think its egg shells from the kitchen).
-PJ
From the first website listed:
Color Me Hydrangea:
They say a leopard can't change his spots. But, a Hydrangea can change it's colors. Some varieties will change flower colors, depending upon the soil condition.
The amount of the micro-nutrient aluminum available for uptake by the plant results in the color changes. The pH level influences the ability of the plant to intake and use this micro-nutrient. In acidic soils high in aluminum, the flowers are blue. The higher the acidity(and aluminum), the bluer the flower. Neutral soils with less aluminum are white. Alkaline soils result in pink blooms.
To change flower colors:
*Add lime of the soil to reduce acidity
*Add Aluminum sulfate to increase acidity.
No Blooms? The most common cause is winter damage. A frost will kill the buds. Too much shade and poor soil conditions can also result in no blooms.
Reply:To turn your hydrangeas back to blue, you'll need to add Aluminum Sulfate to the soil. You can find it at your local garden center, just read the directions on the back of the package.
irene
Why are my blue hydrangea flowers turning green?
The flower colors are dependant on the pH level of the soil. More blue color is an acidic soil (add tomato waste from your kitchen to help) or more pink color is an alkaline soil (I think its egg shells from the kitchen).
-PJ
From the first website listed:
Color Me Hydrangea:
They say a leopard can't change his spots. But, a Hydrangea can change it's colors. Some varieties will change flower colors, depending upon the soil condition.
The amount of the micro-nutrient aluminum available for uptake by the plant results in the color changes. The pH level influences the ability of the plant to intake and use this micro-nutrient. In acidic soils high in aluminum, the flowers are blue. The higher the acidity(and aluminum), the bluer the flower. Neutral soils with less aluminum are white. Alkaline soils result in pink blooms.
To change flower colors:
*Add lime of the soil to reduce acidity
*Add Aluminum sulfate to increase acidity.
No Blooms? The most common cause is winter damage. A frost will kill the buds. Too much shade and poor soil conditions can also result in no blooms.
Reply:To turn your hydrangeas back to blue, you'll need to add Aluminum Sulfate to the soil. You can find it at your local garden center, just read the directions on the back of the package.
irene
Need help with Hydrangea bush?
Should you cut back a hydrangea bush in the Winter? And if it's cut back (almost to the ground), will it come back in the Spring?
Need help with Hydrangea bush?
Yes you can cut it back hard, also dig in some ericaceous soil if you want the flowers to be blue, otherwise normal soil for pink.
Reply:Hydrangea plants like lots of shade. The more the better they come in blue, white, purple and lavender. You can cut them down to the ground during winter and they will sprout out right around mid-spring. They also like regular watering almost daily during summer.
They are susectible to powdery mildew (a fungus) so watch out for powdery substance on leaves.
Reply:You can by an pH additive to change color...the more acidic the soil the bluer, and the more neutral, the pinker
Reply:Mopheads and many big-leaf hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) bloom on old wood, so any late-season (or fall or winter) pruning you do erases next year's flowers.
The smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), bloom on new wood so pruning those in late winter or early spring wouldn't be a problem.
'Endless Summer' is type of mophead hydrangea that will bloom no matter when they are pruned, %26amp; will regenerate the bloom bud even if the spring frost destroyed its old blooms.
If you're not sure what kind of Hydrangea you have, wait %26amp; prune it right after it blooms.
http://gardening.about.com/od/treesshrub...
http://www.yourgarden.com/qa/eng/special...
P.S. You're plant isn't ruined. It'll grow, but might not flower this year if it normally blooms on old wood.
Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.
Reply:Most will not bloom if cut back, it will live but take two years to bloom
Reply:You need to know what type you have. Here is a very good site:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/faq....
Need help with Hydrangea bush?
Yes you can cut it back hard, also dig in some ericaceous soil if you want the flowers to be blue, otherwise normal soil for pink.
Reply:Hydrangea plants like lots of shade. The more the better they come in blue, white, purple and lavender. You can cut them down to the ground during winter and they will sprout out right around mid-spring. They also like regular watering almost daily during summer.
They are susectible to powdery mildew (a fungus) so watch out for powdery substance on leaves.
Reply:You can by an pH additive to change color...the more acidic the soil the bluer, and the more neutral, the pinker
Reply:Mopheads and many big-leaf hydrangeas (H. macrophylla) bloom on old wood, so any late-season (or fall or winter) pruning you do erases next year's flowers.
The smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), bloom on new wood so pruning those in late winter or early spring wouldn't be a problem.
'Endless Summer' is type of mophead hydrangea that will bloom no matter when they are pruned, %26amp; will regenerate the bloom bud even if the spring frost destroyed its old blooms.
If you're not sure what kind of Hydrangea you have, wait %26amp; prune it right after it blooms.
http://gardening.about.com/od/treesshrub...
http://www.yourgarden.com/qa/eng/special...
P.S. You're plant isn't ruined. It'll grow, but might not flower this year if it normally blooms on old wood.
Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.
Reply:Most will not bloom if cut back, it will live but take two years to bloom
Reply:You need to know what type you have. Here is a very good site:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/faq....
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