AboutTom Alonzo Expertise I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.
Experience I have been growing perennials for over 20 years now. I am self-taught mostly except for a master gardener class. I have experimented with all kinds of perennials including many that are not common to my area. I have read hundreds of books and grown hundreds of varieties of plants and hope to make it a business some day. I have become versed in botanical names and growing conditions and what I don't know off of the top of my head I can usually easily find in my vast array of research material and botanical and horticultural contacts. I especially enjoy experimenting with growing plants out of zone.
Question I have the tall bushes of white, I believe they are called Japanese snowball, which are in the hydrangea family. I have seen blue hydrangea bushes which looked exactly like my white ones. Could Miracid or aluminum sulfate change my white flowers to blue?
Answer Hi Janelle,
Thanx for your question. A Japanese Snowball is Viburnum plicatum. The blue hydrangea is Hydrangea macrophyllum. These are two different plants and Miracid or aluminum sulfate cannot change a Viburnum's white flowers to blue. I hope this helps.
Tom
