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Gardening

csziggy

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6. That looks like the classic moptop but I think there are white varieties

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:34 AM

Jun 2016

That were developed from it - check the links in my previous message. With white versions you will not be able to get them to turn color. If you want a blue or pink, you may have to buy another hydrangea.

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Hydrangea help? [View all] LaydeeBug Jun 2016 OP

Pruning hydrangea is a bit more complicated than most flowering shrubs, IMO Major Nikon Jun 2016 #1

Thanks for that link because I am really confused about cutting them. glinda Jul 2016 #8

'For true blue flowers, the hydrangeas need to be grown in acidic soil elleng Jun 2016 #2

I keep reading that but the plant that i'm positive is a hydrangeas always has white flowers. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #3

Could you have an oak leaf hydrangea? csziggy Jun 2016 #4

I think it's the normal variety NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #5

That looks like the classic moptop but I think there are white varieties csziggy Jun 2016 #6

Looking at images, I think it's the "Annabelle" cultivar of wild hydrangea. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #7

All white hydrangeas will always stay white, regardless. nt LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #9