Hydrangea macrophylla, also known as "bigleaf," "French," or "mop head" hydrangeas, are the most common and have blue or pink-hued flowers that can change color based on your soil's pH levels.

Last week we discussed Hydrangea macrophylla, which is the old fashioned big leaf hydrangea. Big leaf hydrangea blooms in colors of pink to blue to purple, and the blooms have either the ...

Hydrangea macrophylla produces big rounded pink and blue flowers. They bloom best on old wood but can also set a flower late in the season on new wood. K-State Research and Extension When it comes to ...

Hydrangeas are old-fashioned, yet there are still many new developments in breeding and selection. Both the bigleaf and ...

Hydrangeas are beloved landscape plants thanks to their colorful flower heads, lush foliage, and wide, eye-catching spreads. But if you want to get them to thrive in all their glory, they must be ...

The pH levels of your soil can affect bloom colors, so amend your soil according to your desired color. Avoid clay soils, as hydrangeas require moist, well-drained soil. Look for blooms from late ...

Deadheading hydrangeas can be a somewhat tricky business because hydrangea varieties you have in your garden require different approaches to this task. If done improperly in autumn, deadheading some ...

Q: I have a large hydrangea shrub in my yard, but it never blooms. I usually cut this back every year in the fall, when it loses it leaves. Do you think this could be the reason why it does not bloom?

In recent years, garden magazines have tempted us with photos of hydrangeas loaded with fat blooms. When nurseries stock the flower-laden shrubs, we're smitten and drag one or two home to plant. As ...

Color ranks high in our decision to acquire a plant for the garden. We are told repeatedly that structure is the most important element, because flower color, even the color or pattern on foliage, is ...

For most of my life hydrangeas have not been fashionable. My grandfather - who always called them hortensias, one of their common names - had some with acid blue flowers growing outside his front door ...