Hydrangea Varieties For Your Garden
The beauty of hydrangeas and their long flowering season make them a favorite addition to gardens of every style. Bloom colors range from crisp white and soft green to shades of blue, pink, purple, and rich red — with many varieties displaying beautiful color variations and transitions throughout the season. Several hydrangea types thrive in the California climate, including mophead, lacecap, panicle, and oakleaf varieties.
Please Note - not all varieties may be available at all locations
Hydrangea Varieties
Centennial Ruby™ Hydrangea
A Limited-Release Hydrangea Celebrating Monrovia’s 100 Years
Celebrate a century of growing with one of the most striking hydrangeas we’ve ever seen. Centennial Ruby™ Hydrangea was specially released by Monrovia in honor of their 100th anniversary—and it’s as rare as it is beautiful.
Its rich ruby-red mophead blooms deepen over time into dramatic maroon tones—sometimes nearly black, creating a bold, ever-changing display in the garden. Even better, individual blooms can last over 100 days, delivering exceptional color from late spring into fall.
Unlike many hydrangeas, Centennial Ruby™ has a compact, sturdy, upright habit that resists flopping. It’s perfect for containers, borders, patios, and smaller spaces where every plant needs to shine.
New and available in limited quantities at SummerWinds. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Plant Highlights
- Bloom Color: Ruby red, deepening to maroon and near-black tones
- Bloom Time: Late spring into fall
- Flower Attributes: Reblooming, showy, long-lasting blooms
- Habit: Compact, sturdy, upright form
- Foliage: Thick green leaves
- Type: Deciduous hydrangea
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Best Uses: Containers, borders, cut flowers, accent plantings
Care Tips
Plant Centennial Ruby™ Hydrangea in enriched, well-drained soil that stays moist but not soggy. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to help establish a strong root system. Once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil.
Apply mulch to conserve moisture and help protect the plant during harsh winter conditions. Feed in early spring, deadhead spent blooms to encourage a tidy appearance, and prune dead or weak stems as needed.
Visit your local SummerWinds Nursery soon to find Centennial Ruby™ Hydrangea while supplies last.
Blue Enchantress® Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Striking ruby-black stems support big mophead flowers on this exquisite reblooming hydrangea. A superb border shrub for color throughout summer; blue in acidic soils and pink in more alkaline soils. Flowers age to a vintage cream-splashed green color. Prized for cut or dried flower arrangements. Deciduous. Rounded growth; quickly reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
Seaside Serenade® Cape Cod Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
A new classic for small spaces! A hardy, repeat blooming machine with big, mophead flowers, extra-dark green leaves, and a neat, mounded form. Perfect for foundations and borders. Harvest blooms for long-lasting cut floral arrangements. Blue florets in acidic soils, or pink in neutral to alkaline soils. Deciduous. Quickly reaches 4 ft. tall and wide.
White Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'White'
Splendid, abundant, large, white flower clusters on a boldly branched, mounded form with handsome, glossy, green foliage. A superb shrub to use as a showy specimen, in borders and in semi-shaded areas of the garden. Deciduous. Quickly reaches 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide.
Double Delights™ Wedding Gown Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
This exceptional hybrid features fully double blooms, notably strong stems, a well-mounded form. and lush dark green foliage. Blooms spring through fall. Each flower cluster transforms into an exquisite, pristine white bridal bouquet as a stunning outer ring of large blooms first unfolds, followed by lovely smaller inner blooms. Deciduous. Moderate growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide.
Endless Summer® Hydrangea
macrophylla ‘Bailmer’
Endless Summer® is a mop-head type hydrangea with the unique ability to bloom consistently on both old & new wood. The result is a plant that provides beautiful flowers all summer long. It is unusually hardy compared to other Hydrangea macrophylla, even in zone 4 climate. The flowers grow up to 8″ in diameter, with pink blooms in alkaline soils & blue blooms in acidic soil. Since Endless Summer® blooms on new wood, removal of spent flowers will encourage re-bloom. Green foliage turns bronze in fall. The plant grows 3-5′ in width & height, making it an excellent choice as a border plant to define boundaries or planting areas, a foundation planting, or to provide a backdrop for other flowering plants.
Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'
Large, dense 6 to 8 inch long clusters of white flowers are held upright above the dark green oak leaf-shaped foliage. Flowers become rose-pink in the fall and leaves turn deep red-bronze. Tan-brown exfoliating bark is attractive in the winter. Deciduous. Moderate growing; reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide.
Understanding Hydrangea Types
Bigleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)
The most recognizable hydrangeas, bigleaf varieties are loved for their large mophead or delicate lacecap blooms and long flowering season. Many varieties bloom repeatedly throughout summer and produce blue flowers in acidic soils or pink flowers in alkaline soils. These hydrangeas thrive in morning sun with afternoon shade and are ideal for borders, foundation plantings, and cottage gardens.
Panicle Hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata)
Panicle hydrangeas are prized for their cone-shaped flower clusters, exceptional hardiness, and sun tolerance. Their blooms often emerge creamy white or lime green before aging to blush pink in late summer and fall. These vigorous varieties make excellent specimen plants, flowering hedges, and cut flowers.
Oakleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea quercifolia)
Known for their distinctive oak-shaped foliage, oakleaf hydrangeas provide beauty through every season. Large white flower clusters mature to rosy tones while foliage develops brilliant red and bronze fall color. Their textured bark also adds winter interest, making them outstanding landscape shrubs year-round.
Mophead vs. Lacecap Blooms
Mophead hydrangeas produce large, rounded flower clusters packed with showy blooms, while lacecap hydrangeas feature flatter flower heads with delicate outer florets surrounding tiny center flowers. Both styles bring unique texture and charm to the garden and are equally attractive in fresh or dried floral arrangements.
Whether you’re drawn to the full bloom of the mophead hydrangea or the more delicate lacehead hydrangea, SummerWinds nursery has the perfect plant for your garden. Our Trusted Garden Advisors can help you select a hydrangea plant that will add beauty to your garden for years to come.
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