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I have a large hydrangea that has turned from the deepest blue to pink..I hate pink..someone told me I should get some copper sulphate crystals to turn it back into the glorious blue it once was..

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Acidic soil is best for keeping the hydrangea a blue colour,I suppose rains leach the soil so adding an acidic feed would keep it blue.
I guess thats why they are known as changeable's.

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Thanks everybody for your replies. But as it did not flower last year, I decided to just leave it alone and not prune it at all. Hence it has grown thick and bushy but not a flower to be seen. So as that is 3 times I have tried think will have to dig it up and try a new one next year. Such a shame, as it looks so nice and healthy. I don't have a place I can move it to, and would really like to see some blooms.

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No need to move it just break a stick off and stick it in the ground, it'll grow.

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Lilac look here

http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/wont_bloom.html

Also click to see the STORY and pictures you will be amazed at how the bush grew and flowered.

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Thanks Sandi...

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The store bought hydrangea plants that are either pink or blue (sometimes ones look like they've been spray painted!), can those be planted outside? Also, if they bloomed again next year, do the flowers revert to a natural state? Is pink or blue natural or does it depend on your soil composition? That's what I've heard.

I don't know if they'd be hardy during our winters here where it can get to -20C at times.

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Well am pleased to say I have a few very tiny buds developing. So will persevere a little longer with it. But when I walk past other gardens and they have flowers in abundance and mine is just lush and green it doesn't make my day ;(

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Give it time - it may be a late developer!! One of mine is slower than the others and the flowers are not as big, might be you'll have flowers for longer when/if they arrive!!
It knows you're talking about it!

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Sorry chattielaidee that site I put in for Lilac was meant for you. I thought Lilac had put the question in. It's a good site so should help you to sort your problem out.

Here in Australia you can buy packets of what makes your flower pink or blue and you just have to feed them. Also have been told to put nails that can go rusty in the soil to keep them pink.

Unfortunately here in Adelaide unless you have a cool spot for them where they get a good bit of shade it gets too hot in the summer for them. I love them but can't plant them as they don't survive the heat during summer.