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How are Hydrangea flower colors determined?
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension), 309E, Washington State University Extension
09/2018
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/13120
Abstract
The flowers of many hydrangea cultivars run the gamut of colors from pink to purple to blue. Some newer cultivars are “chameleon” hydrangeas, whose colors change throughout the season. All of these colors are due to pigments called anthocyanins stored in the sepals. The internet is full of advice—often conflicting—on how to force color changes in hydrangeas. This publication will discuss how hydrangea colors are determined and the best ways for home gardeners to care for these striking shrubs in their landscapes.
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- Title
- How are Hydrangea flower colors determined?
- Creators
- Linda Chalker-Scott (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension); 309E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502333401842
- Copyright
- Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report