| Description | Promoted as the first reblooming lace cap Hydrangea. Member of the Endless Summer series. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAN-je-ah)(mack-row-FIL-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
| Sunlight | prefers morning sun and afternoon shade, partial sun |
| Moisture | average to moist never dry, during dry specials it becomes a mass of wilted lettuce, will not tolerate draught |
| Soil & Site | average to moisture retentive, needs a ph of 5.5 to maintain blue flower color |
| Flowers | lace cap, pink to blue depending on the acidity of the soil, re-blooming |
| Leaves | large green leaves, red-burgundy fall color |
| Dimensions | 3 by 3 feet |
| Maintenance | dead heading helps to promote more flowers, I fertilize in the spring and fall with 2-4 cups of aluminum sulfide mixed into the upper layer of soil or at least under the mulch |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by Dr. Michael Dirr of the University of Georgia. Twist-n-Shout is a cross between H. ‘Penny Mac’ and H. ‘Lady in Red,’combining the best characteristics of both. |
| Author's Notes | My plant made it through the first winter. Most surviving buds are near the bottom. Looking forward to the flowers this summer. In 2013 my plant was not over florific but had good flowers. In 2016 still going strong. |
| Notes & Reference | (Reference: Twist and Shout web site) |
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