Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
Is it true you can add cold coffee to a hydrangea bush to keep it blue? How much do I use?
It should work. The color of the flower depends on the acidity of the soil.
I started out with pink and blue hydrangeas in pots and they have now turned green. What can I do to get them colorful again?
By Rose
Mine is blooming green too. My husband said that it needs more nutrients in the soil, maybe nitrogen? A quick google search said that the blooms turn green faster with less acidic soil.
Ii brought a red hydrangea on my holiday in Daylsford. I brought it home and sat it on my bench in its original pot and watered it the very next day. It turned purple why?
By Jess D.
Hello!
The change of shade is natural but traveling is not something plants really enjoy so maybe it aged the flower a bit quicker than usual. Anyway with maturity the red flowers of hydrangea fade to shades of purple. They always do.
All you have to do now is wait for a new flower and check how long its red shade will last. This changing of shade is what makes hydrangeas so interesting if you cut them and make dry bouquets.
Hope this help!
Catherine
I have a hydrangea I got from my daughter last year for Mother's Day. It's taking root, but I need to know how to add the ash and in what quantity, and where to place it. Dry on earth? Dilute in water in root area? Teaspoons or tablespoon? Thanks ahead of time.
By Sharon
Why are you adding ash? Are you trying to change the color of the bloom? The color of the bloom is determined by the ph of the soil, and you would have to first test the ph, then determine what color you wanted the bloom to be to know how much ash to add...BUT, add to much and you will kill your plant.
