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NutmegYankee

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

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:48 AM

Jun 2016

The flowers are fertile and of a uniform height, slightly flattened and displayed atop sturdy stalks. When they open, they are slightly green. The color changes to creamy white as they mature and then to brown as they wilt. Don’t try to change the color by changing the acidity of the soil; this species of hydrangea does not alter the blossom shade according to soil pH.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Smooth Hydrangea Care: Learn About Wild Hydrangea Shrubs http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/smooth-hydrangea-care.htm

That is exactly how the flowers change color. It also explains the hardiness of my plant to a New England USDA zone.

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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