Otherwise, cutting off fading blooms will encourage the plant to continue producing even more flowers. Test Garden Tip: The level of acidity in the soil affects the flower color of blue and pink varieties.
The more acidic the soil is, the bluer the flowers will be; the less acidic, the pinker the flowers will be. Add soil sulfur or aluminum sulfate for bluer flowers and add dolomitic lime for pinker flowers. The most majestic member of the clan, climbing hydrangea Hydrangea petiolaris is a slow-growing vine that thrives in full shade in Zones It can grow up to 50 feet when it has something sturdy to support it.
In summer, it bears lacecap-like clusters of white flowers over its rich green foliage. Test Garden Tip: Be patient. Climbing hydrangeas are notorious for taking a few years to get established. It may not appear to grow at all for three or four years. But when it does, it more than makes up for it, and it won't usually need any pruning. Save Pin FB More. It bears clusters of white flowers from midsummer to autumn. It's a large shrub or small tree to 20 feet tall. It grows eight feet tall.
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea paniculata 'Rehny' bears large clusters of white flowers that fade to strawberry pink from midsummer to autumn. It grows about seven feet tall.
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It is similar in many ways to the bigleaf hydrangea, although it is more cold tolerant, more compact and has smaller leaves, according to Learn2Grow. A mountain hydrangea planted in acidic soil will develop flowers with a blue tint, while plants growing in alkaline soils produce a pinker hue. Also called largeleaf, the bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla is a hardy shrub that loves the sun but can grow well in partial shade.
They grow up to 8 feet tall in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 8. This medium-size shrub produces large clusters of blooms ranging in color, which is also effected by the soil pH balance. These long-lasting blooms can be used as cut flowers and are easy to dry. Blooms: Mid-summer-first frost. Limelight Hydrangea — As refreshing as a lime in summertime!
This cool-colored hydrangea is super unique and performs reliably year after year. The Limelight is not picky about much. Blooms: Mid-summer-fall. Refreshing, cool chartreuse blooms that fade to pink then beige.
Quick Fire Hydrangea — A super-fast grower with sizzling blooms!
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