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Tim Wood
Grand Haven, MI, USA

LET’S DANCE DIVA!®

Hydrangea - Bigleaf

Hydrangea macrophylla

'SMHMLDD'

PP#25,105

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  • Enormous flowers
  • Very cold tolerant
  • Reblooming
Description

The biggest lace-cap blooms ever seen on a rebloomer.

Let's Dance Diva!® reblooming hydrangea has sepals the size of your palm and baby blue (or pink) lace-cap blooms as big as a dinner plate. Like other Let's Dance® reblooming hydrangeas, it flowers on both old and new wood, ensuring gardeners of beautiful flowers every summer. Soil pH will affect bloom color.

USDA Zone
5 - 9 (-20°F/-28.9°C)
Exposure
Full sun, Part sun
Height
3 - 4'
Width
3 - 4'
Finish Time
.5 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Summer - fall
Flower Color
Pink
Foliage Color
Green

Soil

Moist but well drained soils are best. Bigleaf hydrangeas may wilt in dry soils but also cannot take soggy conditions for any period of time. Tolerant of a range of soil pH levels, however, soil pH will influence flower color.

Pruning

Avoid pruning bigleaf hydrangeas, except to remove any dead wood. These hydrangeas cannot be cut back or trimmed at any time of the year without impacting the bloom for either the current season or the next.

Uses

Bigleaf hydrangeas are classic choices for flower gardens, cottage gardens, and seaside plantings. They also make a showy addition to foundation plantings and can be used for low hedges or edging.

Growing Tips

Bigleaf hydrangeas benefit from a good layer of shredded bark mulch and afternoon shade, particularly in hotter climates. Apply a granular fertilizer formulated for flowering shrubs (like a rose fertilizer) if leaves start to yellow.

  • Grower Sheet: Let’s Dance® Diva! Hydrangea Grower Sheet
  • Tag: Let’s Dance® Diva! Hydrangea Tag
  • Benchcard: Let’s Dance® Diva! Hydrangea Benchcard
  • Spec Sheet: Let’s Dance® Diva! Hydrangea Spec Sheet

    • Features: Cut flower, Reblooming, Salt tolerant, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant

    Filters: Botanical genus: Hydrangea, Common name: Hydrangea - Bigleaf, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Pink flowers, Green foliage

    Features: Cut flower, Reblooming, Salt tolerant, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant

    Filters: Botanical genus: Hydrangea, Common name: Hydrangea - Bigleaf, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Pink flowers, Green foliage