Hydrangea Serrata 'Blue Deckle' In 2L Pot, Gorgeous Long Blooming Flowers
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Hydrangea Serrata 'Blue Deckle' In 2L Pot, Gorgeous Long Blooming Flowers
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Hydrangea Serrata 'Blue Deckle' In 2L Pot, Gorgeous Long Blooming Flowers
Blue Deckle is a stunning lacecap Hydrangea with beautiful blue or pink blooms dependant on the soil it is grown in. Alkaline soil will produce pinkish flowers whereas acidic will produce blue.
Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour
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: an acidic soil (pH below 7), by the influence of sundry agents in the soil, such as alum or iron, will usually produce flower colour closer to blue, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will produce pinker flowers. This is caused by a colour change of the flower pigments in the presence of aluminium ions which can be taken up into hyperaccumulating plants
Weather can influence the colour 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 colour to show through as the green chlorophyll factories shut down for the season.
