Hydrangea 'Limelight',
One of the most unique plants you can get in 2022 is Hydrangea macrophylla FAIRYTRAIL BRIDE™ Cascade™ Hydrangea. Fairytrail Bride™ Cascade Hydrangea is considered a new class of hydrangea that produces long green stems with bouquets of white flowers at every leaf node.
The Next Generation Pistachio Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla NEXT GENERATION 'Horwack') is a one-of-a-kind shrub that features stunning, 5-inch wide flower heads! These big bold mophead blossoms begin their show in spring and continue right up into fall!
Endless Summer Hydrangeas live up to their name, blooming massive pink or blue mophead flowers on both old and new wood all summer long. Endless Summer Hydrangeas are unique, taking the traditional hydrangea to the next level.
'All Summer Beauty' macrophylla blooms on both old and new wood, stunning blue mophead hydrangea that blooms all summer long. Hydrangeas traditionally bloom on “old wood”, meaning last year's growth but 'All Summer Beauty' is one of a new breed that reblooms on the current year's growth as well!
Best Types of Hydrangea for Low-Maintenance
Elegant oakleaf is one of the easiest types of hydrangea to grow. It's also one of the showiest, thanks to its big clusters of white summertime flowers, attractive peeling bark, and textured foliage that turns brilliant shades of purple-red in fall.
Panicle hydrangeas are among the most winter-hardy hydrangeas available to gardeners. In fact, the three varieties we're about to introduce you to are hardy all the way down to USDA Zone 3. That means they'll brush off temperatures as cold as -40˚ F/C like a champ. Pruning Hydrangea paniculata is no-fail (no kidding!).
Hydrangea serrata (Hydrangea macrophylla subspecies serrata) – Mountain Hydrangea. Similar to Hydrangea macrophylla, it is smaller in habit (2–4' tall) and typically more bud and stem hardy due to its native habitat in colder, mountainous locations.
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The ones that have a fragrant reputation are: Hydrangea quercifolia: the smell is a rich honey-vanilla to my nose. This shrub is also a wonderful magnet for honeybees, bumblebees, pollen wasps, and syrphid flies. Its inner flowers are fertile, while the more dramatic outer sepals are sterile.
They are traditionally Annabelle but there is a new more recent, modified variety called Incrediball. They are virtually indistinguishable from Annabelle with the only difference being that Incrediball have strong stems that don't flop from the weight of the bloom or after a rain storms.
The most common type of hydrangea is a Bigleaf, or French hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). These are categorized in mophead (big puffy balls), lacecap (similar to mophead but with tiny buds in the center) and mountain (similar to lacecap, but extremely cold hardy with smaller blooms).
Quick Fire Hydrangea – A super-fast grower with sizzling blooms! This hydrangea blooms a full month before other hydrangeas. Then it re-blooms in late fall.
'All Summer Beauty', a bigleaf hydrangea, is a deciduous flowering shrub offering year-round interest. Super-floriferous, creating a long, seasonal floral display, 'All Summer Beauty' blooms in showy mophead inflorescences on old wood in midsummer and reblooms on new wood into fall.
Some of the most popular reblooming hydrangea cultivars include 'Endless Summer', 'Summer Crush', 'Bloomstruck', 'Blushing Bride', 'Tuff Stuff', and 'Penny Mac'.
Hydrangeas are long-lived shrubs, sometimes living for up to 50 years if properly cared for. They enjoy morning sun but afternoon shade, and they need frequent watering during the growing season. Prune them in the fall after the blooms fade so they can grow on strong stems the following summer.
Hydrangeas do not require strict reqular pruning; simply keep them healthy by removing dead wood and they will grow and flower well.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' ENDLESS SUMMER - Plant Finder.
The Endless Summer® and BloomStruck® hydrangeas are the same species, but different cultivars. BloomStruck® was designed to be identical to the Endless Summer® with a few modifications in hardiness. Endless Summer® is particularly susceptible to mildew growth and disease.
While most common hydrangea plants need some shade, especially in warmer growing zones, panicle Hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) like Fire Light®, Limelight, Pinky Winky®, Strawberry Sundae®, and Vanilla Strawberry® can thrive in full sun.