Description
If you are looking for a garden flower with showstopping quality then the Hydrangea is a great choice. Blooming in Spring and Summer, Hydrangeas are a great way to add some fabulous colour to your garden. Our gardeners will pick a random selection from our Hydrangea stock, with the mix including varieties like: Silver Dollar, Pink Dream, Nikko Blue and Bouquet Rose.Growing DetailsGenus: HydrangeaSpecies: MacrophyllaSkill Level: BeginnerExposure: Full sun, Partial shadeHardiness: HardySoil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavyHeight: 120cmSpread: 120cm DescriptionThese hydrangea are deciduous so will begin to change the leaf colour in September ready for all the leaves to fall off and then new foliage will grow in Springtime.. It is recommended they are planted in autumn or early spring, so their root structure gets a chance to establish before blooming in Spring and Summer.Colours & Soil AcidityIn most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these species the color is affected by soil pH. For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower color can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), by the influence of sundry agents in the soil, such as alum or iron, will usually produce flower color closer to blue, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will produce pinker flowers. This is caused by a color change of the flower pigments in the presence of aluminium ions which can be taken up into hyperaccumulating plantsWeather can influence the color of hydrangea leaves, causing large areas of purple discoloration. Cool weather near the end of the growing season may trigger the plants dormancy early, allowing the purple leaf color to show through as the green chlorophyll factories shut down for the season.
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