# flower colors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890 "2004-07-26T03:56:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890/1 "2004-07-26T03:56:27Z")

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What is the name of those plants that turn blue, purple, or pink depending on the quality of soil they are in?

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**Author:** ![Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Ann_Thrope)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890/2 "2004-07-26T04:06:42Z")

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[Hydrangea](http://www.botany.com/hydrangea.html)

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890/3 "2004-07-26T04:13:04Z")

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thanks!

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**Author:** ![Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Ann_Thrope)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flower-colors/256890/4 "2004-07-26T04:23:57Z")

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> [@vanilla](#):
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> thanks!

my pleasure 🙂

Are you planning on growing them? I have two shrubs, one blooming pink at the moment, the other just sending out some nice foliage. I think the latter was a little crowded until recently. Hoping for better results with it next summer.

The most beautiful ones I ever saw were in the Pacific Northwest. Better climate for them than the Midwest, I think, and the soil there probably isn’t as alkaline as mine.