You might not have noticed, but there has been a lot of interest in hydrangeas over the past 10 years or so. You can see that in the number of new cultivars of garden hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) you see at the nurseries each spring.
And, there's new interest in and availability of cultivars of some of the other hydrangea species, such as Hydrangea quercifolia, Hydrangea paniculata and Hydrangea aborescens.
One of the best of the newer cultivars of the popular garden hydrangea is called Penny Mac, and it has been named a Louisiana Super Plant selection for spring 2012. The Penny Mac hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla Penny Mac) is named for Penny McHenry, who founded the American Hydrangea Society in 1994.
McHenry received the original plant as a gift in 1975. Over the years she propagated, planted and shared this hydrangea, which always seemed to grow especially well and bloom through the summer in her gardens.
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