Indoor Hydrangeas

[LoftyLottie]

I was given some on mothers day, arranged in pots in a basket. Very pretty they are too. Obviously these are grown indoors for indoor plants. Can I repot them and get them used to outdoors and will they then grow into outdoor hydrangeas. I know they will not remain blue and revert to pink.

Thanks in advance.

[rowanwitch]

No such thing as indoor hydrangeas they will be much happier planted out doing what they do best i.e geting big and blousy and jolly just enjoy them and plant them out when the soil has warmed up a bit unless you fancy doing some proper hardening off

[LoftyLottie]

Thanks Rowan. I know there is so such thing as indoor ones. But they are forced to be indoor plants and displayed on the indoor plants section. I will put them into larger pots soon and let them do what they want. I have a few already out there doing their own thing.

They do look quite pretty in their basket actually, sitting on the windowsill.

http://i43.tinypic.com/35n78mu.jpg

Regards to Redman x

[starone]

They will stay blue if you put some rusty nails or anything containing iron in the soil round them lotty. It depends on the soil what colour they will give.

[rowanwitch]

They will probably be treated with growth inhibitors and other 'feeds' to bring them into flower so early they may take a couple of years to really get going again. If you grow them in pots its easier to give them the soil they need to stay blue you can get feeding liquids that affect the acidity of the soil and it works better if the plant is contained in a restricted space.

[LoftyLottie]

Hi Starbuck. Yes, I know, but quite honestly I am happy for them to revert their natural colour. We don't have the right soil for them so I plant them in tubs in the right stuff and then let them do what they want. If I am honest I only like t he blue ones in gardens where they are obviously in the right soil. (And I can't be bothered fiddling about)

Thanks though :o)

[LoftyLottie]

Yes I put them in an acidic compost Rowan and just hope for the best. I pot them on as they get bigger. Same with my Rhoddododododdoddendrum, now in a huge tub and doing very well in a shady damp corner. We are chalky and limey here, so I generally avoid the acid lovers.

[rowanwitch]

had an acid soil at the last house... typically I wanted to grow carnations and pinks...had some lovely roses and pieris though and my azaleas were pretty good

[starone]

They are very beautiful and give such a profusion of flowers. I was given two pots of roses for my present and they are supposed to be indoor plants. I am not good with pot plants. I don't know what I do to them but they always end up dead. I am going to try to keep these going on the window sill, but later on I am going to chance them outdoors, where I am sure they will be far more happy.

[rowanwitch]

the mini roses tend to fizzle out fairly quickly but are nice in pots on the patio/deck etc

[LoftyLottie]

Starby, I have pots of the little 'indoor' roses now out in the garden. I kept them going indoors, then repotted them, bringing them in for the winter. Now they stay out all the time in a sunny spot. They are not brilliant, but still producing flowers.