Why are hydrangeas considered unique ornamental shrubs? The answer is simple: knowledgeable gardeners manage to achieve a variety of color shades even on one bush.
If you want to achieve the same, listen to the advice of the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , who told how to make large-leaved hydrangea change color.
The change in color of hydrangea, which may seem like a real miracle to some, is explained by the acidity of the soil in which the bush grows.
If the plant is forced to “exist” in alkaline soil conditions, its flowers will have a pink color.
We conclude: to make the hydrangea growing in the garden pink, deoxidize the soil using, for example, chalk.
Important! You shouldn't get carried away with soil deoxidation, as in this case the hydrangea will not be able to absorb the iron contained in the soil, which will lead to chlorosis of the leaves.
The disease can be recognized by the leaves of the plant, which in this situation become whitish and acquire an untidy appearance.
And vice versa - those who are tired of the pink shade should acidify the soil, as a result of which they will be able to obtain a blue color.
High-moor peat, sulfur solution or aluminum sulfate are suitable for this purpose.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
