One of the best things we ever did on our farm was to plant Hydrangea! Once established it offers loads of flowers year after year with minimal care. You can cut them at different stages to offer different colors of blooms. Some of them also dry quite well. There are two different species commonly grown for cutting and they have slight differences.

Hydrangea are sold quantities of nine 4" pots. They will be shipped in their pots, with soil. Expect some soil to become dislodged during transport. This will not affect the health of the plant. 

Hydrangea paniculata are tough as nails. It is common to see them becoming small trees in northern climates. They bloom on new growth, so they can be pruned hard year after year. If you want HUGE blooms, cut them back to ankle height each winter, or if you want more manageable bouquet sized blooms, cut them back to about knee height. Some people put shade cloth over them at bloom time to reduce water spots and increase flower quality. They prefer moist but well drained soil for best flowering.

Pink Shades is a blushing white beauty, new to our 2025 lineup. It starts pure white and then gradually turns blush, then pink, the reddish, giving you a range of color stages from which to harvest.

Magical Candle is a white variety that will blush to light pink. See more images here. 

Magical Ruby Snow turns quickly to a bright pink and white bicolor. See more images here.

Torch is new for 2026 from the Bloomin' Easy line of shrubs. It is a very early flowering variety that opens cream and fades to pink, with a more open, less formal structure to the blossom. 

Hardiness zones 3-7

Spacing 3-4'

Hydrangea macrophylla are a bit more finicky in their needs. Traditional "Macs" or mophead hydrangeas bloomed on "old wood" or the previous year's growth. Unfortunately, cold snaps would often kill the tender flower buds so you would never actually see them flower despite the plants growing quite well. The newer strains are re-blooming, so they will flower on new or old growth. Even if they get damaged by a late frost they will re-flower later in the season. They love water and need to be grown on moist well drained soil. They appreciate afternoon shade especially in hot climates. The commercial growers in Holland produce them in greenhouses. They would be quite happy in a high tunnel or under a shade structure in summer. Keeping rain off of the blooms will increase flower quality. If the blooms are left on the plant they will develop a darker antiqued look that is quite desirable. You often see these types of stems selling for more the $10 each on the Dutch Auction. 

If see blue hydrangeas blooming around you, those are macrophyllas and you must live in a place where they are happy. If you don't often see them in your area do some research to see if you can give them what they need. 

Nunki is a new addition for 2025, featuring saturated magenta or deep blue flowers when young, aging to more subtle antiqued colors as the season progresses. Flower color in Hydrangea is controlled by soil pH and information is widely available on how to accomplish this. 

Amazone is a a bit of a chamelion! It changes color depending on pH, (which you can control) from pink to blue in comboination with green touches. It ages beautifully to soft antique colors on hard long lasting petals. See more images here.

Magical Ruby Red is one of the reddest macroyphyllas on the market. It is vigorous and re-blooming. It is used for cut flower production in Holland and has been used for landscape use in America. The blooms age to a lovely merlot tone in the autumn. The color can be turned purple by acidifying the soil. See more images here.

Midnight Pearl is a brand new variety bosting semidouble flowers of white blushed with a pink picotee. They also have dark foliage which makes them striking in floral design work. See more photos here.

Hardiness zones 5-9 (beware of late freezes)

Spacing 3-4'. Mature height around 3'.