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Our Collection of Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are perfect for your garden, giving you beautiful blooms that explode with color year after year. Hydrangeas will transform your landscape, bringing it to life with shape, substance, lush foliage and beautiful flowering.
With more than 75 varieties in our Hydrangea collection to choose from, picking your favorite isn’t going to be easy. Here are 12 new Hydrangeas for 2016:
Arborescens Invincibelle Spirit II
Bloom time: Summer
Blooms on: New wood
Sun Exposure: Sun to part shade
Mature Size: 36-48 Inches
New for 2016, this is the second generation of Invincibelle Spirit Hydrangeas. It delivers on all accounts: it has dark foliage, stiffer stems and larger flowers that are a rich pink that ages to an attractive green. It is a strong re-bloomer and will deliver plenty of rich pink flowers through the summer and fall. It is native to North America.
Macrophylla Expression
Bloom time: Summer to early fall
Blooms on: New wood, old wood
Sun Exposure: Part shade to part sun
Mature Size: 36-48 Inches
This mop-head Hydrangea gives you double flower blossoms and its color is determined by the soil acidity. If you want clear pink flowers, make sure your soil is alkaline (add Espoma Garden Lime). But if you prefer violet-blue flowers, your soil should be very acidic (add Espoma Soil Acidifier).
Macrophylla L.A. Dreamin
Bloom time: Summer
Blooms on: New wood, old wood
Sun Exposure: Sun
Mature Size: 48-60 Inches
This single Hydrangea plant will add a blast of colorful blooms to your garden – in shades of blue, pink and every in between. This plant thrives in rich, porous and semi-moist soil. Add English Gardens Soil Conditioner to enrich poor soil.
Macrophylla Wedding Ring
Bloom time: Summer
Blooms on: New wood, old wood
Sun Exposure: Sun
Mature Size: 36-48 Inches
This re-blooming Hydrangea features bi-color blue or pink with white flowers against dark green foliage. Its compact habit requires less pruning and is very low-maintenance. It is suitable for the shade garden or as a container plant.
Paniculata Fire Light
Bloom time: Summer to fall
Blooms on: New wood
Sun Exposure: Part sun to sun
Mature Size: 54-72 Inches
Fire Light is the standard to measure all hardy hydrangeas! This easy-to-grow and reliable panicle has huge, full flower heads and sturdy, strong stems. Its blooms emerge as creamy-white and age to a vivid red for lots of summer color. It makes a great cut flower, fresh or dried.
Paniculata Little Quick Fire
Bloom time: Late spring to summer
Blooms on: New wood
Sun Exposure: Part sun to sun
Mature Size: 36-60 Inches
This dwarf form of Quick Fire Hydrangea fits easily into any sized landscape. It is early blooming, flowering about a month before other hydrangeas, which will extend your garden’s Hydrangea season!
Paniculata Sweet Summer
Bloom time: Summer to fall
Blooms on: Old wood
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Mature Size: 6-8 Feet
This mid-sized yet full Hydrangea features many dense panicles. Green flowers mature to white in the summer and turn to shades of pink in the fall. It shows both white and pink shades at the same time! Its strong stems are ideal for cut flowers.
Paniculata Zinfin Doll
Bloom time: Summer to fall
Blooms on: New wood
Sun Exposure: Sun
Mature Size: 72-96 Inches
This beautiful new hardy Hydrangea features blooms that emerge as pure white and turn into bright pink from the bottom up. Flowers eventually age to a dark pink-red and stay colorful for months! Strong stems hold the flowers upright in the garden and make it an excellent cut flower.
Quercifolia Gatsby Gal
Bloom time: Early to late summer
Blooms on: Old wood
Sun Exposure: Part sun to sun
Mature Size: 60-72 Inches
This Hydrangea is a little smaller than other quercifolia, but with impressively large flowers – and lots of them! Full panicles of pure white blooms are held upright above the foliage. The flowers are quite large relative to the plant’s compact size and make this plant a great choice for smaller gardens. This Hydrangea is Native to North America.
Quercifolia Gatsby Moon
Bloom time: Summer
Blooms on: Old Wood
Sun Exposure: Part sun to sun
Mature Size: 72-96 Inches
This Hydrangea is a distinctive, showy take on our beloved native Oakleaf Hydrangea. The tightly packed and pure white florets create very full, conical panicles with a unique ‘quilted’ effect. As the blooms age, they turn a nice shade of green that lasts through most of the summer. The green foliage has wonderful wine-red fall color. This Hydrangea is Native to North America.
Quercifolia Ruby Slippers
Bloom time: Summer
Blooms on: Old Wood
Sun Exposure: Sun
Mature Size: 48-60 Inches
A profusion of exceptionally large, white blooms in summer quickly age to deep pink. Robust blooms remain upright even after heavy rains. Dark green, deeply lobed oak-like foliage turns brilliant mahogany in fall. Compact form works in smaller landscapes. Useful for mass planting, hedge or border. Deciduous.
Serrata Tiny Tuff Stuff
Bloom time: Early to late summer
Blooms on: New wood, old wood
Sun Exposure: Part sun to sun
Mature Size: 18-24 Inches
This hardy re-blooming Hydrangea features an abundance of delicate lacecap flowers. While this plant leans to blue, the flower color may range from blue to pink to white, all soft, delicate shades perfect for your garden. If you want more pink-colored flowers, make sure your soil is alkaline (add Espoma Garden Lime). But if you prefer rich violet-blue flowers, your soil should be acidic (add Espoma Soil Acidifier). The flowers age to an attractive pink, and tip down in a distinctive arching fashion.
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