However, with so many hydrangea varieties to choose from it can be ... macrophylla and sometimes referred to as bigleaf) to the lace cap (Hydrangea macrophylla normalis) and the smooth (Hydrangea ...

My hydrangea border is flourishing with beautiful mophead, lace cap, and panicle blooms in shades ... are often considered one of the easiest plants to grow,' Gardens content editor at Homes ...

Lace cap hydrangeas, a sister to the mopheads ... follow these tips for planting and caring for both new and established hydrangea plants. Simply the best. When buying a French hydrangea at ...

especially for large-maturing varieties. • Smooth hydrangeas (H. arborescens) can have mophead or lace cap summer flowers, primarily white, but some newer cultivars offer pink or green hues.

Gardeners voted Tuff Stuff, a new lace cap variety that can ... “Once established, a lot of hydrangeas are drought-tolerant, especially these new varieties,” Karam said.

With all the new selections available today, you can choose from shades of white, cream, pink, blue and red, plus have them in lace-cap ... varieties will turn pink with age. Oakleaf hydrangeas ...

Currently there are four patented plants: the Original ... Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout is a lace cap hydrangea. It produces abundant blooms on both old and new wood all summer long.

With all these varieties, the expert stresses the importance ... The Royal Horticultural Society notes: "Mophead and lace cap hydrangeas will bloom satisfactorily with little attention, but ...

While now is not the best time of year to plant hydrangeas, it is a good time to prune those that are overgrown. Such specimens may need selective pruning to eliminate all but the taller stems.

Currently, it’s an ideal time to prune mophead and lace-cap hydrangeas ... and a better flowering display.” Other varieties, like climbing hydrangeas, also benefit from pruning, although ...

My large lace-cap hydrangea has been at its mature size since ... branches near the bottom that have developed from the original plants. Cut them back to 4 to 7 feet. They should fruit next ...

Both mophead and lace cap varieties are water hogs ... maybe it’s time to change some of our older, more problematic hydrangea varieties to ones that are more compact, rebloom and turn heads.