This is particularly true for bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) ... while a 'Nikko Blue' bigleaf hydrangea is hardy in zones 6 to 9). This difference affects when buds form.

If you have a pink hydrangea and want it to be blue, you need to bring the soil’s pH levels down. You can do this by adding sulfur or aluminum sulfate to the soil itself. If your blooms are pink ...

Hydrangea macrophylla, the most common species of hydrangea in our gardens, ... 'Nikko Blue' and lacecap 'Blue Wave.' In alkaline soils, mophead 'Bodensee' and lacecap 'Lilacina' are bright pink.

Hydrangeas are bold and flashy bloomers that command our attention, whether they are thriving in a garden border or brightening a vase of cut flowers indoors. They are easy to grow and care for, bu… ...

Macrophylla hydrangea, or the mophead variety like nikko blue, are showing early budding this time of year. Dave Epstein. Because of the drought last fall and the first part of the winter, ...

Dennis Bostrom loves to try new plants. But when he mail-ordered a blue hydrangea in the mid-1980s for his Cottage Grove garden, little did he know it would eventually change his life. “I’d ...

Blue. Pink. Purple. Green. White. Red. The hydrangea varieties with the ability to change colors are bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) and mountain hydrangeas ... ‘Nikko Blue ’ can ...

A few courageous gardeners planted ‘Nikko Blue,’ a short Hydrangea macrophylla, that was striking for its deep, blue flowers. Then in 1998, Dirr was wandering around Bailey Nurseries in ...

What: Hydrangea macrophylla Blaumeise is one of the best hydrangeas from the Swiss-bred Teller series and is often sold under the invalid name of Teller Blue. Mid summer will find this deciduous ...

The bigleaf hydrangea, H. macrophylla, is not difficult, given morning sun and afternoon shade or filtered sun, and a compost-enriched, moist, ... 'Nikko Blue' is an old standby.

The new variety, “Endless Summer,” looks much like Nikko Blue. A problem with Hydrangea Macrophylla is pruning. If you prune it indiscriminately, you may cut off this year’s flowers.

Hydrangeas are bold and flashy bloomers that command our attention, whether they are thriving in a garden border or brightening a vase of cut flowers indoors. They are easy to grow and care for, bu… ...