The Tuff Stuff
mountain hydrangea
is a reblooming type.
It flowers in spring
on old wood and
again on new wood.Tuff Stuff
mountain
hydrangeaYDRANGEAS ARE HOT—
and understandably so. It’s not every day that gardeners
find a shrub as colorful and easygoing as your average
annual. Most hydrangeas bloom for months at a time
and look lovely even as the flowers fade. They also
make stunning cut flowers, fresh or dried.
“People love hydrangeas because
they’re easy to grow and deliver loads
of flowers all summer,” says Natalie
Carmolli, marketing and public relations
specialist for Spring Meadow Nursery,
growers of Proven Winners ColorChoice
Shrubs. “They are also useful in a variety
of settings as foundation plants or
hedging, or planted on their own as
a spectacular specimen plant.”
In the U.S., six species of hydrangeas
are popular, most of which have large
to very large flower clusters, making
them easy to appreciate from a distance.
Those clusters come in a variety of
shapes, including round mopheads,
frilly lacecaps and showy cone shapes.
Depending on the species and cultivar,
flowers may be white, pink, red, blue or
lime green, and the colors often change
come autumn.2