Hydrangea macrophylla Azure Skies™
Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea
- Exclusive for Handpicked for You® program participants
- Reblooming and heavy blooming with loads of big mophead flowers
- Stonger summer flower production
- Outstanding cut flower
- Bright pink or blue flowers depending on pH
- A Dr. Michael Dirr selection
- Category: Shrub
- Alternate Cultivar: 'COF HM1'
- Patent: PP32,054
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Height: 5-6 ft
- Spread: 5-6 ft
- Bloom Color: Blue Shades, Pink Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
This reblooming Hydrangea produces an incredible display of large mophead-type blossoms that will be pink or blue depending on soil pH. The beautiful blossoms make excellent cut flowers for bringing indoors, and they are long-lasting. The heaviest blooming is in summer, but it will continue into early fall.
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Container |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Reblooming |
| • | Summer Bloomer |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Habit
| • | Round |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Hydrangea macrophylla Azure Skies™
Thrives in partial sun or partial shade. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Prune for size control directly after bloom in late summer.