ANSWERED: Please Define "Blue"

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michigan420 Muskegon, MI(Zone 6a) May 22, 2011

A purple and white garden is my goal. Light, deep, medium purple but not blue! As I order most of my Iris and clematis from catalogs, I am puzzled by purples being lumped into the "blue" category! And what color is orchid? I recently planted "True Blue" dwarf iris and was delighted to see it definitely was a very pale lavender, and not blue. Photos don't always differentiate a blue from a purple...so is there a buzz word I need to look for to distinguish blue from purple? And then there is the problem with changing color....by season 2, Crystal Falls clematis turned to sort of a dull pale magenta. Can soil additives help keep the desired color as with hydrangeas? Many thanks to anyone who can help me with this!

Answered: http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/3312/

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