August 2008
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| Hydrangea arborescens | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'Annabelle' | white, large, mophead | 4'x4' | prune in late winter, flowers grow on new growth, needs shade |
| 'White Dome' | large, lacey white dome shaped blooms, produces flowers on new growth | 4'-6'x4'-6' | hardy, strong growing hydrangea, dome shaped flowers, won't droop in rain, useful in mass plantings |
| Hydrangea aspera | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'Sargentiana' | pinkish white, deep rose in summer, lacecap | 4'-6'x3'-5' | unique large fuzzy foliage, needs some wind protection and shade |
| Hydrangea macrophylla | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'All Summer Beauty' | blue to mauve | 4'x5' | abundantly free-flowering, flowers on new growth, best in partial shade |
| 'Buttons n' Bows' | deep pink with white edges, mophead | 3'-4'x3'-4' | great for containers and foreground planting, compact growing |
| 'Claudie' Japanese Hydrangea | blue/mauve, starry florets | 3'-5'x3'-5' | japanese, likes partial shade, fabulous for containers |
| 'Forever Pink' | magenta, mophead | 5'x5' | dwarf shrub which flowers all summer, holds up well in sun |
| 'Glowing Embers' | true rosy red fading to medium pink, mophead | 4'-6'x4'-6' | fine fall foliage, very hardy, blooms true red regardless of soil Ph |
| 'Hamburg' | indigo to pink, mophead | 3'-5'x3'-5' | vigorous, fabulous transformation of flower colours |
| 'Lady in Red' | opens a pale blue, matures to a burgundy rose, lacecap | 3'-5'x3'-5' | compact and mounding, red stems and red veined leaves, showy fall colours |
| 'Lanarth White' | white, psuedo lacecap | 2'-3'x2'-3' | pink-blue fertile center flowers, will thrive in full sun, flowers profusely |
| 'Lemon Wave' | range from white to mauve to blue, lacecap | 4'-6'x3'-5' | each leaf is uniquely marked with yellow, white, and green variegation |
| 'Madame Emile Mouillere' | white-pink serrated florets, mophead | 6'x6' | clusters of pink spotted white blooms, brilliant autumn foliage, grow in shade |
| 'Mariessi' | pink or blue, lacecap | 4'-5x4'-5' | changeable flower colours, partial shade |
| 'Mariessi Perfecta' Blue Wave Hydrangea | blue, lacecap | 3'-4'x3'-4' | best when proctected from hot sun, good dried flowers |
| 'Masja' | pink to red, mophead | 2'-3'x2'-3' | dwarf, showy red looks fabulous against its dark foliage |
| 'Merritt's Beauty' | pink to carmine red, mophead | 4'-6'x4'-6' | excellent for cut flowers, drying, or in floral arrangements |
| 'Nikko Blue' | blue, mophead | 4'-8'x4'-8' | one of the best blue cultivars, strong, vigorous grower |
| 'Piamina' | carmine red, mophead | 12''-24"x12"-24" | forms a tight mound and blooms mid-summer to frost |
| 'Pink n' Pretty' | pink, semi-large, mophead | 4'-6'x4'-6' | fast growing, rounded, best in partial shade |
| 'Tovelit' | rose, mauve, mophead | 3'-4'x3'-4' | great for patio containers, likes partial shade |
| ‘Variegata' | green/light green/cream, lacecap | 4' | fast growing, mounding shrub, lovely variegated leaves |
| 'Veitchii' | white sterile flowers turning lavender with age, lacecap | 4'-6'x4'-6' | flowers turn to pink in fall |
| 'White' | white, mophead | 4'-10'x4'-10' | large flower heads all summer |
| 'White Wave' | white, lacecap | 4'-5'x4'-5' | grow in light shade, free flowering, robust and reliable |
| Hydrangea paniculata | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'Angel's Blush' | white, panicle | 8'-9'x6'-8' | white flower turns to rosy red, great accent shrub |
| 'Kyushu' | white-cream, fading to bronze-green, panicle | 4'-6'x4'-6' | large lacy white flowers, glossy leaves, upright habit |
| 'Limelight' | creamy-white florets, turning to lime-green | 6'-8'x6'-8' | excellent vigor and very floriferous |
| 'Little Lamb' | white, full panicles | 4'-5'x4'-5' | pure white blooms, full yet petite |
| 'Phantom' | creamy white panicles | 4'-6'x4'-6' | amazing showy shrub |
| 'Pink Diamond' | white panicles turning to deep pink | 5'-6'x5-8' | excellent cold hardy shrub, best in sun |
| 'Tardiva' | large white, upright panicles | 7'x6' | late flowering in early-mid autumn, flowers turn pink in autumn with bright yellow foliage |
| 'Unique' | white to soft pink, panicles | 4'-6'x4'-8' | white flower turns to pink, great fall colour |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'Alice' Oakleaf | large, creamy white panicles turning to pink | 5'-8'x5'-8' | warm sheltered site, long lasting blooms, red fall foliage, oak shaped leaves |
| 'Oakleaf' | large,creamy white panicles | 4'-6'x4'-6' | gorgeous red and orange fall colour, oak shaped leaves |
| Hydrangea serrata | |||
| Name | Colour & Flower Type | Height x Spread | Plant Characteristics |
| 'Benigaku' | white to pink or rose, lacecap | 3'-4'x3'-4' | superior autumn leaf and stem colour |
| 'Blue Billows' | voilet-blue, lacecap | 2'-3'x2'-3' | copious flowers from June to October, great for mass plantings, groupings or borders |
| 'Blue Bird' | blue, lacecap | 3'-4'x3'-4' | flowers early summer and repeats in autumn, brilliant fall colour |
| 'Preziosa' | flowers open cream, change from pink to red, mophead | 5'x5' | red stems,all colour stages can appear at once, striking effect |