How to Make Hydrangea Change Color: Bushes Will Sparkle with New Colors – A Summer House Trick

08.04.2024 21:15

Hydrangea is famous for its unique beauty and stunning aroma.

The plant not only surprises with its large spherical inflorescences, but also allows gardeners to choose the color.

Flowers can be white, red, blue. They can be produced by the same variety, but for this you need to do a couple of simple steps.

Everything depends on the acidity level of the soil, says the expert of the online publication TUT NOVOSTI, agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

To make the bush pink, it needs to be watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Hydrangea
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Purple color will be given by iron sulfate. It is necessary to dilute 1 teaspoon in 8 liters of water. Instead, you can use metal shavings. It should be scattered along the perimeter of the bush, and then dug in.

Blue flowers will appear after adding aluminum sulfate - 500 g per square meter.

You can use water-soluble aluminum sulfate, which should be added to the watering can when watering the hydrangea.

Earlier we told you what you shouldn’t water your indoor plants with to prevent them from withering away before your eyes.

Author: Dmitry Bobrov Editor of Internet resources
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / HERE NEWS