Explore the best blue hydrangeas to grow, plus get tips for keeping them blue year after year.
you’re free to enjoy thesestunning blue bloomson scores of cultivars in either mophead or lacecap style.
In colder regions, you may need toprovide some winter protectionto ensure your hydrangeas bloom the following year.
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Endless Summer grows slightly shorter than the species.
These plants are fairly compact, growing to just 3 feet tall and wide at maturity.
Pop Star also is very hardy, reliably coming back each spring down to Zone 4.
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Blooms start out a light sky blue and eventually change to a creamy green.
Growing to only 3 feet tall and exceptionally compact, thissmall hydrangeais great for tight spaces and containers.
Starlight
Another addition from the Lets Dance series, ‘Starlight’ produces gorgeous lacecap flowers.
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Unlike the traditional mophead look, lacecaps produce flattened flower heads thatbloom more sporadically, producing a starry look.
It gets up to 4 feet tall and is best grown in Zones 5-9.
This blue hydrangea is great for in-ground plantings in the north andgrow them in potsyear-round further south.
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These products will not only do the trick, but have longer-lasting effects.
They contain both an acidifier as well as aluminum, which is also necessary for producing blue hydrangeas.
Plan to add the acidifier in spring before buds begin to break open, and again in late fall.
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