In what kind of soil and sun do hydrangea's go best? How do I get the different color shades?

Answer 1

Julie is correct on this....Hydrangeas prefer part to full shade areas and moist but not swamped soil. There are products sold to give you the correct Ph balance for whichever color you want. Go to your local garden center and ask...they can direct you to the one you need for whichever color you want.

Answer 2

Ah.. no. The first answer is not correct. Hydrangeas like moist soil and not a lot of sun. To make the flowers change color, you have to modify soil pH. If the soil is acidic, your flowers will be blue. If it is alkaline, you will have pink flowers. Lime will sweeten (make soil more alkaline) and sulfur or iron will acidify soil.

Mulching is a good idea, though.. helps keep the soil cool and moist and helps keep weeds down.

Answer 3

they like full sun with dry soil.....you can mulch around to keep grass around it to a minimum....but try to put wet newspaper under the mulch to keep grass down....the different nitrates in the soil causes the color changes