Perennials: 'Color Echoes' Part III: Pics from your Garden, 1 by Ivy1

Ivy1 wrote:
Tabasco- Sorry I never got back to you about my hydrangea! It is a fairly new one, planted just last year. It will take a couple years in my soil to get to it's natural color here, which should be closer to blue because we have acid soil.

I have a new pink coneflower, seeded from a white one. I am noticing what a great flower it is as well. Never liked them at all. I am finding that there is a lot to be said for good "do'ers"- plants that do well in tough conditions, and the color is quite striking in my garden right now. I am glad I added pinks and oranges all over the garden this year, or the coneflower would look completely out of place!