Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMTAU'
Proven Winners
Let's Dance Series
$66.00
A dwarf compact shrub producing airy lacecap, blue blooms in acidic soil; pink in alkaline; blooms on both old and new wood; ideal for the shrub border or foundation garden; perfect for patio containers; soil pH affects bloom color
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea features bold blue lacecap flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The serrated pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Planting and Growing
Let's Dance Blue Jangles Hydrangea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to be a little leggy | with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. You may want to keep it away from hot | dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight | such as against the south side of a white wall. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. It is not particular as to soil type | but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments | and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Keep moisture level moist
Mature Size 3'Hx3'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are blue
Flowers from early summer to early fall
Zone 4b
Likes average to moist soil