Hydrangea
 

On my walk to the market this morning, I came across this hydrangea bush. I love them and know that the acidity of the soil determines the color. This seemed so strange that all of the blooms were white-ish except for just one!
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That is strange...

My brother lives in a neighbourhood in Vancouver BC that has the most incredible hydrangeas. The colour is determined by more than the acidity of the soil. The acidity or alkalinity can enhance the colour, but the plant itself determines the colour.

In the blocks around his house are dark blue, magenta, pink, pale blue, white, pink (every shade imaginable) dark purple and more. In general the soil in Vancouver is acidic.

The one pink blossom in your photo may be a late bloom that has come after the plant was fertilized.

That one bloom marches to the beat of its own drummer!

The Hydrangea are growing wild this year at our place. No pretty pink ones though. I'd like to know how they do that.

Watson

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ha, the pink one got all the nutrients. they do need something added to the soil for colors.

I have had hydrangeas for years in my yard and some varieties will never change color, no matter what they are fed as they are bred to be white. Just as you might get an albino leaf on a green and white Hosta plant, you'll get one blossom that has color on a "Annabelle" hydrangea. It's an unexpected blessing, like a child with bright red hair.

Beautiful landscaping.

My DM used to have one that had blue and pink at the same time while all her others were blue. I love them so much but they do mot do well here. They do not like our soil and we have water shortages every year and they love a lot of water during our so hot summers.

Very strange, I assume it wanted to stand out.