Hortensia / Hydrangea (the shrub with an alias!)
I was enjoying this lovely one in the Stanley Park lower display gardens when a visitor from Argentina told me they call it Hortensia, and it turned out that Hydrangea is the Latin name for Hortensia (Hortensia means “of the garden”)
The flowers on a hydrangea shrub can change from blue to pink or from pink to blue from one season to the next depending on the acidity level of the soil. Adding organic materials such as coffee grounds, citrus peel or eggshells will increase acidity and turn hydrangea flowers blue, as described in an article on Gardenista. A popular pink hydrangea called Vanilla Strawberry has been named "Top Plant" by the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
The hybrid "Runaway Bride Snow White", bred by Ushio Sakazaki from Japan, was named Plant of the Year at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Hortensia / Hydrangea (the shrub with an alias!)
I was enjoying this lovely one in the Stanley Park lower display gardens when a visitor from Argentina told me they call it Hortensia, and it turned out that Hydrangea is the Latin name for Hortensia (Hortensia means “of the garden”)
The flowers on a hydrangea shrub can change from blue to pink or from pink to blue from one season to the next depending on the acidity level of the soil. Adding organic materials such as coffee grounds, citrus peel or eggshells will increase acidity and turn hydrangea flowers blue, as described in an article on Gardenista. A popular pink hydrangea called Vanilla Strawberry has been named "Top Plant" by the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
The hybrid "Runaway Bride Snow White", bred by Ushio Sakazaki from Japan, was named Plant of the Year at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.