Hydrangea Flower Varieties

Panicle hydrangeas hydrangea paniculata.

Hydrangea flower varieties. Smooth hydrangeas hydrangea. Mophead hydrangeas fall into two categories. Bigleaf hydrangeas are the most common of all. They re a large shrub growing up 10 feet tall with a 10 foot spread. Grandiflora is a big old fashioned floppy variety tardiva white moth and pee wee fit the scale of small. Hydrangea macrophylla bigleaf hydrangea native to japan hydrangea macrophylla big leaf hydrangea is one of the most popular hydrangeas in our gardens. If sometimes plant breeders are guilty of hyperbole.

There are four different types of hydrangeas grown in the united states. Old wood bloomers produce their spring flowers in the fall. 14 beautiful hydrangea varieties incrediball hydrangea hydrangea arborescens abetwo incrediball. This deciduous shrub enjoys a rounded habit large bold leaves and attractive clusters of long blooming summer flowers. Bigleaf hydrangea also called mopheads or french hydrangeas are the classic ones you see on magazine covers and in florist bouquets. Quercifolia are pruned right after the flowers fade in the summer. These varieites are the large rounded clusters of blue pink and white blooms.

Paniculata and smooth h. Known by their scientific name as hydrangea macrophylla bigleaf hydrangeas are the most common type of hydrangea. All hydrangea varieties hydrangeas offer varied and extravagant blooms throughout summer and into fall when many shrubs have completed their show. Macrophylla also known as mophead varieties are what people most commonly associate with hydrangeas. Macrophylla as well as oakleaf h. Panicle hydrangeas are known for their cone shaped flower heads. Old wood or new wood.

Arborescens hydrangeas are pruned before flower buds are formed late winter. Nikko blue hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla nikko blue. Other common names include florist s hydrangea garden hydrangea and french hydrangea. Also called french hydrangeas florist s hydrangeas hortensia. Keep your soil on the acidic side if you want to achieve. Bigleaf hydrangeas hydrangea macrophylla. These varieties blossom on the current season s stems new wood.

Chances are the hydrangeas at your local florist s shop are bigleaf hydrangeas. There are three main types of bigleaf hydrangeas. They like shade and will wilt in too much direct hot sun. They come in enticing shades of white cream pink blue and purple and in lacecap and oakleaf shapes as well as the familiar mophead. If you live in zone 5 or warmer oakleaf hydrangeas are a great choice as. They re often found growing in zones 5 through 9.