![]() In our last house all of my hydrangeas changed over to pink tones, at our current home they go towards vibrant blues. Here’s a close up of the beautiful new BloomStruck™ variety! Isn’t it gorgeous?!! I love the soft lilac shade of this plant! A new favorite for sure! Keep in mind that depending on the pH level of your soil, the colors will change over time, although you can correct that if you want to. Make sure you add a nice layer of mulch on top and then water your new plant! I’ll provide a link below for more info on planting. Again, depending on your soil you may want to add the fertilizer, and perhaps it may give your plant a boost in growth, even if you have good soil. This is another step that I usually skip, we typically throw a little compost in the hole instead. I’ve never had to amend my soil and they always grew great, but if your soil is particularly bad, you may want to amend it, before planting your hydrangea. We’ve planted hydrangeas in every home that we’ve lived in for over 20 years, and those homes had all types of soil. ![]() Once you’ve found your spot, dig a hole slightly larger than your plant size. I like to grow mine close to my house, it makes it easier to find a spot with the right mix of sun and shade, and I feel like having them closer to the house gives them a little more protection during the harsh winter months. So you will want to find a spot in your yard that gets sun in the morning and partial shade in the afternoon. I’ve found that my Hydrangeas love morning sun, but the afternoon sun is just too much for them. The first one is, that picking a location is really important. It almost seems silly to write a post about how to plant and grow these pretties, because they are so easy to grow, there’s really not much to it… another reason why I love them! However I do have a few tips for you. I couldn’t wait to tear it open to see the new variety! Even the pot is a pretty color! The new one arrived like this… carefully wrapped up in brown paper. Including the gorgeous bright blue one in the foreground and a beautiful Lavender hued bush in the back! Here you can some of the established Hydrangeas in my backyard. So when I was given the opportunity to receive a free Hydrangea plant, in a brand new variety called BloomStruck™, and post about it… I couldn’t resist!! ![]() I’m a big fan of The Endless Summer® Collection, they typically bloom longer than the average hydrangea, up to 10-12 weeks longer! That’s whole lot more blooming time! In fact, they are the world’s first and best selling assortment of re-blooming hydrangeas. Adding lime to the soil will make the flowers appear more pink.Today I want to talk about one of my favorite subjects… planting hydrangeas!! When it comes to hydrangeas, I consider myself to be somewhat of a hoarder… collector! □ Hydrangeas are my absolute favorite flowers and I just can’t seem to get enough of them! Additional Information: The soil pH will affect the color of the flowers (more blue in highly acidic soils and lilac to pink in slight acidic to alkaline soils).Watering Requirement: Requires average amount of water. ![]() Soil Requirement: Well drained humus rich soil.If pruning, do so immediately after flowering. Foliage Type: Medium green ovate leaves 6-9" long.Winter Care: Plant in a sheltered area in Northern zones and mulch well to reduce the loss of flower buds.Planting Instructions: Mulch 3" year round to maintain soil moisture.Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink'.
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