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These have been moved from house to house & belonged to DH's great grandmother. We got to be the proud owners last year. Does anyone know what kind they are? They are from the same bush so I don't know why they are different colors. My 1900s farmhouse: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLKvg My gardens: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLLBA  | ||
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Close up of other one. My 1900s farmhouse: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLKvg My gardens: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLLBA  | |||
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Side by side. I would love to know their name. My 1900s farmhouse: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLKvg My gardens: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLLBA  | |||
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You mean you want to know more than the latin name, which is hydrangea macrophylla. I have those in front of my porch. They are a hybrid variety that don't grow as tall as the regular hydrangea macrophylla which are 4-6 feet tall. | ||||
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I forgot to say that the reason they are not the same color is due to the soil ph. The more acidic the soil the bluer the flower. The more alkaline the redder the flower. However it could be that the flowers were bread to be a certain color. My red hydrangeas are dark pink because of the soil ph in spite of alkalinity of our water that has a high calcium level. | ||||
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Oh those are so beautiful PattyL. I know very little but LOVE hydrangas.Some are old fashioned.They will only bloom on old stems.If you cut them back they wont bloom that year.Ask me how I know...Dad cut Momas back several years ago and took 2 yrs. to grow back and bloom.The newer varietys will bloom on new & old stems,I watched QVC,Robertas and Cottage farms men tell about these.Moms are old fashioned ones. I am so glad you posted this.I had a Dr. appt on Wed.I had some extra time so I stopped by a produce store that is 60yrs.old.They sell flowers & plants too.They had huge beautiful hydragnas for 15.99.They were about 3x3ft.and blooms all over.I was drooling.I didnt buy one because it might of got damaged in the heat of the car.I'm going back Mon. to get one.I have a huge pot I bought last year that I plan on kepping it in. Anyone have any tried & true advice on keeping in a container?? Do I need to bring it in the winter time?I live in upstate SC. | |||
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I looked up the average temperatures for where you live. I would have to say "No, you don't need to bring them in for winter. The lows where I live routinely are in the 30's in winter and have gone down to the twenties. I would move the pot underneath an eaves or covered structure to protect them. | ||||
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But why not plant it in the ground? | |||
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Patty, your hydrangeas are definitely affected by the soil pH. It takes several months for the soil acidity to affect the color, so just start making the changes now so that next year they'll be all blue (provided that's what you want, of course). There was a hydrangea bush outside my bedroom window where I grew up. It got to be about 4 feet tall and about 5 feet wide. Thankfully, the soil was such that it never needed any amendments to stay blue. In fact, it got totally neglected. Only water was rain. And that bush had to be there at least 35 or 40 years. Don't know if its still there or not, since Mama's death and the property sold. www.floridafarmgirlsworld.blogspot.com Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. | |||
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if yours is old, you might have one like mine... a Big Leaf, of course, but called Kaleidescope.... for all the colors... http://multiply.com/mu/unfette...HeiXA&nmid=561934022 here's a pic of them from a grower... http://reviews.qvc.com/1689/M1...-reviews/reviews.htmThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Toots, "Gardening Keeps Me Growing!" | |||
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Thanks ya'll for the information! I can't believe the soil is different 3' away. That is amazing! Toots I hope it is Kaleidoscope. I have looked at some pictures & think it could be. The plant is very old. I hope it is! My 1900s farmhouse: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLKvg My gardens: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLLBA | |||
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Toots, I didn't know that they could be different colors on the same shrub. My mother used to add different stuff to the soil to change the color from pink to blue and vice versa. | ||||
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My DH and I went driving a few hours ago.I kept noticing Hydrangas at every yard.LOL.I was some purple,rich,deep blue and several that had pink & purple on the same bush and some pink & blue on same bush.In another area this bush had purple and red blooms,not pink but REDIf I had my camera with me,I think I would of stopped and asked to take pics..I just wanted to stop and ask for some cuttings of flowers fora vase. | |||
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I saw a pic of a kaleidoscope & it had some red blooms. My 1900s farmhouse: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLKvg My gardens: http://share.shutterfly.com/ac...sid=0Abtm7Zw4cMmLLBA | |||
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There is an old, old house about 20mi. from us that has one with all the colors on it! It must be one of those. I always thought they had planted several together to get all the different colors. It is about 5-6' tall & as wide or more! And from the location of it...I'm betting it has been there a VERY long time too! "The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion | |||
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we got ours prob 15 years ago, from a lady who was getting a new porch and it was in the way... she told us to take it and give it a good home, as it had been planted there 40 years before, when she and her late hubby had bought the house after their marriage.... so that gives mine about 55 years..... I'd bet money that it's an 'original'.... we'll have to hunt down Dr. Dir and see what he says about them!!!..... "Gardening Keeps Me Growing!" | |||
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