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Does Soil Affect Flower Color?
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Mary Simpson
This flower must have grown in neutral soil, with little aluminum.
In some varieties of bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla), soil pH determines whether the plant will produce blue or pink flowers. Blooms appear bluest when grown in acidic soil with a pH in the 5.0 to 5.5 range. The same cultivar may sport pink blossoms in soil with a more neutral pH, such as 6.5 to 7.0. Florists control flower color by potting soil mixture