Hydrangea
Hydrangea selections
This shade-loving beauty offers huge bouquets of clustered flowers, in various arrangements from mophead to lacecap, from summer through fall. Varieties differ in size of plant and flower panicle, flower color, and blooming time. PeeGee hydrangeas grow into small trees; the flowers turn russet and cling into winter. Oakleaf hydrangeas have the most handsome foliage, which reddens dramatically in fall. Some of the newer hydrangeas feature huge flowers on compact plants, ideal for containers and small gardens. Hydrangeas thrive in a moist, fertile, well-drained soil in partial to full shade. If you're seeking blue flowers, check your soil's pH level and apply aluminum sulfate in spring to lower pH to the 5.2-5.5 range. The change in flower color results from lower pH and higher aluminum content in the soil.
- Light:
- Part Sun, Shade
- Zones:
- 4-9
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Plant Height:
- 3-18 feet tall
- Plant Width:
- 3-18 feet wide
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes
- Special Features:
- Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Winter Interest, Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers, Easy to Grow
Top Varieties
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle') is a compact variety native to areas of eastern North America that features large clusters of flowers resembling snowballs. Zones 4-9
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Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird') is a lacecap type with deep blue clustered fertile flowers are surrounded by pale blue sterile flowers. This variety also features red fall leaf color. It grows 4 feet tall and wide. Zones 6-9
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Bonnet') offers rich periwinkle-blue flowerheads on a plant that grows 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Zones 6-9
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer Blushing Bride') offers semidouble flowers that open white then gradually blush to a light pink as they age. The blooms appear on new and old growth all summer and fall. It grows 6 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer') blooms continuously from summer through fall, producing clear pink, dusky lavender or blue blooms, depending on aluminum level in soil. It bears flowers on both old and new growth. Grows to Zones 4-9
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink') bears extra large clusters of pink flowers on vigorous plants that grow 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 5-9.
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Daddy') offers stunning, chartreuse foliage that glows through the season. The lavender flowers are upstaged by the leaves. It grows 4 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Light O' Day') bears green leaves festively edged in white. It bears flattened lacecap-type flowers in shades of blue. It grows 4 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight') is a sun-loving selection with large green flowers in midsummer into autumn. The blooms deepen to pink in cooler weather. It grows 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 3-8
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Hydrangea quercifolia) is native to areas of North America and bears snowy cone-shaped flowers in summer, but the real attraction are the large, scalloped leaves that redden in autumn. It grows 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Zones 5-9
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora') is a vigorous shrub or small tree for full sun that can grow up to 20 feet tall and 8 feet wide. It bears clusters of white flowers in summer that fade to shades of rose or green before turning beige in winter. Zones 4-8
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Hydrangea serrata 'Rosalba') is a pink lacecape-type that grows 3 feet tall and wide. Zones 6-9
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Hydrangea serrata 'Spreading Beauty') is a reblooming lacecap type that bears pinkish or bluish flowers from summer to fall on a low, spreading shrub. It grows 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Zones 4-9
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva') is a sun-loving, white-flowering variety with large clusters of white blooms. It grows 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 4-8
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