What is hydrangea?

What is hydrangea?

Holly Vesecky (Owner & Designer, Holly Flora) gives expert video advice on: What are the various types of roses?; What is an orchid?; What is hydrangea? and more...

A hydrangea is a puffy English flower. They come in green, white, pink and purple. The cool thing about hydrangea is that the color isn't a product of breeding; it's a product of acidity in the soil. If you look at a PH paper, it has it's range from pink to purple or blue. The PH of the soil determines the color of the flower. It's pretty cool.