Hydrangea Plant

Hydrangea Care

Growing Hydrangeas

The Hydrangea plant (Hortensia) brings me back to my childhood. I have very fond memories of going to my grandmothers house when I was a little girl, and that shrub was always growing, every summer, in the same spot.

To me, this flower always looked like big powder puff balls of snow. Each shrub grows tiny florets in colors of pink, blue or white, that when clumped together, they look like a ball.

The petals on this plant are very delicate. They are so thin, that to touch a petal you could possibly harm it. To feel it's silky soft touch, use one finger and gingerly stroke the petal. To take a petal in two or more fingers, you could most likely hurt the petals.

Choosing to grow one or more of these shrubs will really brighten up your yard. They look great planted anywhere. You could plant some in a flower bed, or you could use some as a border to you bed.

I know my grandmother kept hers separate, and put on a great show all on its own. She had it planted right near her fence in the front yard. It looked beautiful.

You always knew summer was close when you began to see the Hydrangea bush growing.

If you've decided you want to plant some of these lovely bushes in your yard, here are some tips for how to grow it.

Now, while most Hydrangeas grow in colors of white, pink or blue, some do grow in purples or even red. This has to do with the pH level of the soil.

For a darker bluish to purple color, you need a lower pH. For pinker flowers you need a higher pH.

To achieve the kinds of flowers you want, purchase a fertilizer with the correct amount of pH.

When you purchase your plant from the nursery and you are ready to transplant it, do not plant it any deeper then it already was in the pot. Plant them in the fall or the springtime.

When it is first planted, you need to make sure it is kept in moist soils for the whole length of the first growing season. After that, it only needs watering during dry spells and droughts.

Throughout its entire life span, you will need to trim and cut it back to maintain its shape. Or to maintain the shape in which you want it to have.

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