I’m sure you’ve seen beautiful hydrangeas of different colors. If you wish for a specific flower color on your hydrangeas, ...

Panicle hydrangeas are generally much more cold hardy than bigleaf hydrangeas (for example, a 'Limelight' panicle hydrangea is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9, while a 'Nikko Blue' bigleaf hydrangea is ...

Hydrangea macrophylla, the most common species of hydrangea in our gardens, and its cultivars have flowers that range from intense blue to rich pink; most of the time, the color depends on the pH ...

Some cultivars are more likely to end up blue, like Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise' and Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko'.

For example, I planted a wide swath of H. macrophylla `Nikko Blue’ and H. macrophylla `Blaumeise’ in my garden, just a few feet from a mature viburnum hedge. The result is that the blue ...

It is difficult to get Hydrangea macrophylla `Nikko Blue’ to flower reliably in the Chicago area. This plant is winter hardy to Zone 6 (Chicago is in Zone 5) and its flower buds are formed on ...

Blue hydrangeas in Lexington last summer. Joanne Rathe Strohmeyer/Globe Staff Macrophylla hydrangea, or the mophead variety like nikko blue, are showing early budding this time of year. Dave Epstein ...

“I’d always wanted a blue hydrangea,” recalls Bostrom, a retired fifth-grade teacher. “I ordered a ‘Nikko Blue.’ I’d heard it was not hardy here in Minnesota and probably wouldn’t ...

Blue Pink Purple Green White Red The hydrangea varieties with the ability to change colors are bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) and mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serrata).

A few courageous gardeners planted ‘Nikko Blue,’ a short Hydrangea macrophylla, that was striking for its deep, blue flowers.

Great Plant Pick: Hydrangea macrophylla Blaumeise Often sold under the invalid name of Teller Blue, this is one of the best hydrangeas from the Swiss-bred Teller series. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 1 ...

The hydrangea shrub with its stunning flowers has long been a favorite. There are many varieties of this woody plant. A new variety called ‘Endless Summer’ grows its flowers on both old and ...