Garden Asheville

I am on a quest for blue hydrangeas to add to my garden. Who has some recommended varieties? Also growing tips for getting them really blue.
It seems they can grow as understory bushes and even thrive there. Do they respond better to filtered shade than deeper shade? I have some very large oaks.
Are there some varieties that have good fall or winter interest too?
I have so many questions!
Please chime in, our experts our there in gardenland.

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The color of some varieties can be changed depending on the pH of the soil. Acid soils produce blue, and alkaline soils produce pink. I would recommend using an "acid loving plants" fertilizer to enhance the blue.

The Oak Leafed Hydrangea is white, not blue, but the foliage turns a really pretty purple-bronze in the fall.

I haven't grown hydrangeas in this climate before - I'm planning to plant some in my shady spots in the spring, so I look forward to finding out more.
I know about oakleafed hydrangeas being white. I have a large one in my yard.

Thanks for the acid-loving fertilizer tip. That will be helpful.
If you bury an old iron frying pan under a hydrangea it will cause it to be blue.
THAT is so cool, Doug.

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