No surprise, then, that gardeners have spent decades trying to decode their color shifts. If you’ve ever passed a hydrangea ...

Another incredibly attractive dwarf variety of Hydrangea is mountain Hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata) These compact growers are hardier than standard varieties of Hydrangea, and most feature long ...

The hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff is hardy to Zone 5. I’m not alone. Sharon Brokop, a St. Vital gardener, purchased Tuff Stuff, the first cultivar in the Tuff Stuff series, ...

Mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serrata) Mountain hydrangeas are native to mountainous regions of Japan and Korea, making them well-suited to areas that experience late winter cold snaps.

Mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serrata) are very similar to bigleafs, only smaller. Both the blooms and leaves are smaller, making for a compact, dense shrub.

For the smaller garden or colder areas. Mountain hydrangeas (Hydrangea serrata) in varieties such as Tuff Stuff Red, Tiny Tuff Stuff and Tuff Stuff Lacecap.. Very cold tolerant and reblooming ...

Compact varieties like Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf), Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle), and Hydrangea serrata (Mountain) tend to perform well in pots.

Hydrangea serrata — This type of hydrangea will have beautiful blue and pink blooms just like the macrophylla hydrangeas. The difference is that H. serrata are more cold tolerant and emerge ...

Harder to determine is the specific hydrangea cultivar, but the age of the shrub can be a clue. Because hydrangeas are such popular shrubs, new cultivars are developed all the time.

Let’s Dance is a Hydrangea macrophylla x Hydrangea serrata (Tuff Stuff, mountain hydrangea) cross. So, this reblooming hydrangea, cold hardy from zones 4-9, will reach up to 3-feet tall with a ...