Bigleaf hydrangea 'Forever Pink'

Hydrangea macrophylla

How to grow Bigleaf hydrangea 'Forever Pink'

  • Partial Sun

  • High

Best growing in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade. Soil PH affects the flower color (blue in highly acidic soils and lilac to pink in slightly acidic to alkaline soils).1

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Forever Pink is thought of as hardy, so Forever Pink will tend to go dormant or grow slowly over the winter months.

Growing Forever Pink from seed

Transplanting Forever Pink

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Forever Pink is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Forever Pink

Bigleaf hydrangea Forever Pink Etymology

The genus name comes from the word hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the purported resemblance of the seed capsules to small water pitchers.2

Footnotes

1 www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k530

2 www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k530