Purple
One of the plants that does very well on the coast in Oregon is the hydrangea. This is one of my favorites. It starts out as a light mauve, then darkens to a real purple and eventually turns to a metallic blue. We do get some hard frosts in the winter, and the plants suffer, but come back in the spring. Because of the frosts, however, we don't get blooms until late in the year. One year we had beautiful blooms in December - and then it snowed!
I love these! Mine finally started blooming a couple of years ago, but it's a pale pink instead of the gorgeous blue you have.
ReplyDeleteI simply cannot grow them here. All over town I see the tree variety which is really my favorite, but no luck on this hill.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could grow pink ones, but our soil is too acidic I guess. I'm happy to have something bloom during the summer and fall months and shouldn't complain, as I love the blues!
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