Hydrangea, Adria   /   Hydrangea macro Adria

Characteristics and Use:
Superb and abundant blue flowers illuminate the garden from June to September. Hydrangeas are well known for brightening the northern aspect of buildings and can just as well be used under trees, in flowerbeds or mixed groups. Can be used for creating beautiful dried floral arrangements.

Why is my 'Adria' hydrangea pink?
A hydrangea has a blue colour due to the fixing of aluminium in the pigments of the petals. As aluminium is more easily absorbed when the surrounding area is acidic, it suggests that your soil is not acidic enough.
Add peat, mulch with pine bark or needles and either add aluminium or French blue (be careful to use the correct amount !)
The soil will become more acidic and the hydrangea will turn blue or violet, inversely the more neutral the soil is then the pinker will be the hydrangea.

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List of Hydrangeas:
Altona Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Altona'), light blue flowers
Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), large white flowers up to 0.30cm in diameter
Ayesha Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'), large inflorescences of pink flowers
Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris), white blossom throughout the summer
Leuchtfeuer Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Leuchtfeuer'), superb dark red flowers
Libelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Libelle'), white flowers
Marie Claire Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Marie Claire'), pale pink flowers
Merveille Sanguine Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Merveille Sanguine'), beautiful purplish pink blossom from June through to October, the foliage takes on a shiny purple colour at the end of summer
Mme Emile Mouillère Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mme Emile Mouillère'), white flowers turning pale pink
Mousmée Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mousmée'), lilac pink flowers
Oak Leaved Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), white flowers in cone like shape
Panicle Hydrangeas
Preziosa Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla serrata 'Preziosa'), small lilac inflorescences, turning dark red , red veined foliage
Renata Blue Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Renata Blue'), blue to violet flowers
Sybilla Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sybilla'), mauve flowers
Tovelit Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Tovelit'), red to mauve flowers, compact shape
Tricolor Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Tricolor'), light pink flowers, variegated grey and white foliage

See the Hydrangea catalogue