Family: Hydrangeaceae
Scientific Name: Hydrangea serrata Tough Stuff
Common Name: Tough Stuff Mountain Hydrangea
Description | A new improved version of the Mountain Hydrangea. |
Pronunciation | (hi-DRAN-gee-ah)(ser-RA-tah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part sun |
Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average, in drought the leaves will be "flagging like wilted lettuce" (#85), needs extra water |
Soil & Site | average, humusy, acidic to get blue color |
Flowers | lacecap type, white-pink-blue depending on soil acidity |
Leaves | simple, serrated green leaves, turn reddish color in fall |
Dimensions | 24-36 inches (HS) |
Maintenance | blooms on old and new wood, in zone #% I just cut out the dead wood each spring |
Notes & Reference | #85-Hydrangeas for American Gardens (Michael Dirr), #135-Hydrangeas "A Gardner's Guide"(Tonis Lawson Hall, Brian Rothera), Proven Winners web site |
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