Hydrangea macrophylla 'King George' In 2L Pot, Large Heads Of Rose-Pink Flowers
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'King George' In 2L Pot, Large Heads Of Rose-Pink Flowers
Product Description
Hydrangea macrophylla 'King George' In 2L Pot
'King George' is a small shrub with broadly ovate, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, large heads of rose-pink flowers in alkaline soils and blue flowers in acidic soils.
This hydrangea is deciduous so will begin to change the leaf colour in September ready for all the leaves to fall off and then new foliage will grow in Springtime.
Colours & Soil Acidity
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these species the colour is affected by soil pH. For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil. Hydrangea flowers are blue in acidic soil with a pH of 5.5 or lower. The more alkaline the soil, the pinker the flowers will be.
Weather can influence the color of hydrangea leaves, causing large areas of purple discoloration. Cool weather near the end of the growing season may trigger the plant’s dormancy early, allowing the purple leaf color to show through as the green chlorophyll factories shut down for the season.
