Hydrangeas make popular Mother’s Day gifts for several reasons – chief among them is their big, beautiful blooms and their performance reliability in the landscape. A variety of sizes, colors and styles makes selection easy for any space or outdoor aesthetic.
Can’t decide? To help get you started, we compiled a list of hydrangea shrubs we grow here at Loma Vista Nursery. You’ll find these and others at your local independent garden center.
Sweet Starlight™ Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pan1782hydr’) – Star Roses® and Plants Photo
Sweet Starlight™ Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: Star® Roses and Plants
Habit: Compact
Flower Type: Paniculata
Flower Shade: Antique White
Foliage Shade: Medium Green
Blooms: Spring
Characteristics: Non-Flopping Stems
Maintenance: Fertilize in early spring.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Height: 4 feet
Mature Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Uses: Mixed Borders, Low Hedge, Containers
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Reblooming Mountain Hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata) – Proven Winners Photo
Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: Proven Winners
Habit: Mounded
Flower Type: Lacecap
Flower Shade: Blue, Pink, Purple
Foliage Shade: Green
Blooms: Summer
Characteristics: Blooms on old and new wood.
Maintenance: Easy
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Mature Height & Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Uses: Cut Flower, Landscape Specimen, Border Plant
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Little Hottie® Panicle Hydrangea – (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bailpanone’) – Bailey Nurseries Photo
Little Hottie® Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: First Editions Plants
Habit: Compact, Rounded
Flower Type: Panicle
Flower Shade: Brilliant White – As evening temperatures drop in the fall, petals turn antique shades of white and pink.
Foliage Shade: Green
Blooms: Mid-Summer
Characteristics: White petals stand up to summer’s sun without burning.
Maintenance: Requires regular, deep watering.
Light Requirement: Part Shade to Full Sun
Mature Height & Width: 3 to 5 feet
Uses: Fits in small spaces.
USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Let’s Dance Can Do!® Reblooming Hydrangea – (Hydrangea macrophylla x serrata)
Let’s Dance Can Do!® Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: Proven Winners
Habit: Upright, Vase-Shaped
Flower Type: Lacecap
Flower Shade: Pink, Violet Purple
Foliage Shade: Green
Blooms: Early Summer
Characteristics: Creates flower buds along the length of the stem.
Maintenance: Plant in moist, well-drained soil.
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Mature Height: 3 to 4 feet
Mature Spread: 3 feet
Uses: Border Plant, Dried Flower, Landscape Specimen
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Tiny Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea – (Hydrangea paniculata) – Proven Winners Photo
Tiny Quick Fire® Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: Proven Winners
Habit: Tiny, Upright
Flower Type: Panicle
Flower Shade: Pink, White – Ages to Red-Pink
Foliage Shade: Green
Blooms: May
Characteristics: Early Bloomer, Small, Versatile, Drought Tolerant
Maintenance: Keep soil moist in hot weather.
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Mature Height: 1½ to 3 feet
Mature Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Uses: Front of Border, Plant in Drifts
USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmacseven’)
Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: First Editions Plants
Habit: Mounded
Flower Type: Macrophylla
Flower Shade: Amethyst or Cranberry-Colored
Foliage Shade: Dark Purple Appears Black
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Characteristics: Reblooming, Dramatic, Showy
Maintenance: Little to No Pruning
Light Requirement: Morning Sun, Part Shade
Mature Height & Width: 3 to 5 feet
Uses: Specimen Shrub, Decorative Containers
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Learn More About the Loma Vista Nursery Family and Our Landscape Plants
Along with perennials, trees and shrubs, Loma Vista Nursery grows a variety of hydrangea for Midwest independent garden centers, landscape contractors and wholesale distributors. We are currently taking professional trade orders.
Click here for our container order form. Click here for our in-ground tree order form. Visit our plant catalog for more information about Loma Vista Nursery grown perennial plants, trees and shrubs – all ideal for Midwest landscapes.
Review our website to learn about our values and best-practices as a Midwest plant grower.
Our staff members are experts in the field who love helping people learn and understand more about plants. To get help with your orders and answers to plant-related questions, send an email to sales@lomavistanursery.com or call (785) 229-7200.
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