5 - Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’ is an upright herbaceous perennial with three-part leaves and bowl-shaped, pink-purple flowers in late summer and autumn. Alkaline soil is common in areas of the ...

Is there a hydrangea variety that isn't gorgeous? Definitely not, but some are exceptionally impressive. Here's a new ...

7 - Agapanthus ‘Midnight Star’ is a striking hardy perennial with dark strap-like leaves and round heads of trumpet-shaped cobalt blue flowers with darker blue stripes in early summer. Alkaline soil ...

If you deadhead them after the first round of blooms, they'll form new buds that will extend the flowering season. These summer bloomers like partial to full sun, and do well in a loamy, well-drained, ...

Some chalky soils can be too alkaline, while peat soils are far too acidic ... add a small dose of high phosphorus fertilizer like bone meal to encourage flowering. Cosmos grow well in dry or moist ...

The bulk of soil is ... plant to form flowers and leaves. The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers to its acidity or alkalinity and ...

Others, like clematis, prefer alkaline soils. Some, like the hydrangea, can grow in both. These plants are unusual in that their flower colour changes in different soils. Just like universal ...

These gorgeous landscaping plants are like pH alarms for the ... that are planted in naturally alkaline soil. If you’re dead set on having blue flowers, consider growing hydrangeas in containers.

Native to North America, this large flowering and fruitful shrub ... Zones 3-9 in consistently moist, fertile soils. They will tolerate occasional periods of drought or wet soils and grow in both ...