Hydrangeas are easy to grow, bloom through a long season, and are stylish and up to date.
They’re dapper, colorful and adaptable, suitable for garden beds, flowerpots and that tricky spot right by the front door. They are the shrub of the moment, and this is their season.
Hydrangeas have always been popular plants, but they have frustrated gardeners. The most popular mop-head types, known for their balls of intense blue or pink flowers, are hardy enough, but coaxing them into bloom has been notoriously difficult for gardeners in cold climates.
A pretty blue-flowered hydrangea called Endless Summer changed all that. When Endless Summer was introduced, it instantly became the grand marshal in a parade of new hydrangeas of all kinds. Modern hybrids of steady old-fashioned hydrangeas are now fresher than a daisy.
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