Bigleaf hydrangea responds to several light applications of fertilizer during the growing season. A general-purpose fertilizer, such as 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 applied at a rate of 1 pound (2 cups) per ...

FALL RIVER — Her name is H. Macrophylla – but you can call her Hortensia. You won’t want to forget her name because she’s about to paint the city blue in the coming months and years.

A BRITISH garden is enjoying a bumper crop of hydrangeas as big as a human head - leaving the estate looking like a large Monet painting. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

But those popular blue bigleaf hydrangeas on the other hand, react to the acidity of the soil in the same manner as a litmus test, making it unique among plants.