color change

[annacatalano]

is it true that if you use pennies or rusty nails in hydranga plants that it changes their colors when placed in the soil

[Philtaz]

Dunno about that but you can actually buy a spray from garden centres that will change their colour.

[thechards]

Yes, that is actually true. Different soils depending on PH levels and nutrients levels can minimally or drastically affect the color of hydrangeas. You can read an interesting article regarding this in Fine Gardening Magazine August 2003. You can visit their site at: http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/index.asp Marion

[Drewhound]

No, it's an old wives tale. The chemicals would work but never in that form. You can a "blueing agent" from garden centres, as Pliltaz says, the only other way is to drastically change the ph of your soil, not something you relly want to get into

[Newt]

Hi Anna, It can be done, but it's not that easy and it depends on whether you want to change from pink to blue or the other way round. This site will help. http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/index.html Newt