Surprise silver leaves! You won’t understand the beauty that Samantha Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata ‘Samantha’) brings to your garden until you see it rustling in the breeze. Why? Because even though Samantha looks a lot like its sister garden stalwarts, Annabelle and Snowball, it has the wonderful surprise of pure silver-white undersides to its dark green leaves. This is a first in the hydrangea world.Not only do the leaves make a statement in the garden, but try them in the vase! As a cutting flower, hydrangeas are unequalled. One Samantha flower will fill a vase for you. But make sure that you leave room for a few cuts of the foliage. The silver underside of the leaves will make people stop in their tracks and ask you what kind of flowers these are.Easy to grow and blooms from July to September. You will see Samantha in botanical gardens, but you won’t often find it for sale in the nursery trade, which makes Nature Hills all the more happy to be able to bring it to you! Don’t wait until we’re sold out this year to add this stunner to your garden. Order yours today!* Striking dark foliage with silver undersides * Strong grower * Pristine white color * Vigorous grower * Great for cutting.
Category: Hydrangeas
Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea
5 Inch Blooms all Summer. You Choose the Color!Bloomstruck Hydrangea is the newest addition to the beloved Endless Summer collection of re-blooming hydrangeas. If you’ve ever grown an Endless Summer hydrangea, then we don’t need to sell you on the benefits. If you are new to these wonderful flowers, then Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea is a great place to start! Every American garden needs a hydrangea. These shade lovers fill your shady garden beds with color all summer long, even when other flowers are too pooped to pop. And the flowers are amazing! They are a full 5 inches in diameter. One will fill a simple table vase. Five in a bowl look like you spent a fortune at a Beverly Hills florist! Do you know what color flowers you want? You can easily change the soil acidity and watch the flowers magically change color during the next bloom cycle! They can be vivid rose pink or deep luscious purple. Change them every year! With red-purple stems and dark green leaves with red veins, the Bloomstruck Hydrangea gives you a great contrast to the other shrubs in your garden. With the extra-strong stems, above average heat tolerance and great disease resistance (especially to powdery mildew, the bane of hydrangeas), this is one plant you need to add to your garden this year! The one-two punch of beauty and hardiness make the Endless Summer Bloomstruck Hydrangea one you don’t want to miss. * HUGE flowers in the shade * Unique contrasting stems * Super hardy and super easy.
Ellen Huff Oakleaf Hydrangea
Add Some ‘Cultivated Wildness’ to Your Shady Bed Do you love hydrangeas, but not the old-fashioned, florist-type mopheads in pink or blue? ‘Ellen Huff’ is a cultivar of the American native oakleaf hydrangea. That means that it doesn’t look like your grandmother’s garden hydrangea. ‘Ellen Huff’ Oakleaf Hydrangea is a strong grower – up to 10 feet high and 10 feet wide, if you let it – that will literally FILL your shady garden bed. This plant is beautiful in bloom, out of bloom and even out of season. In spring the big oak-like leaves emerge to signal winter is over. Then the flowers come in summer, covering the shrub in upright, semi-arching white blooms 6” to 12” long! You can keep cutting and cutting these to fill your vases.But you might want to leave some on the bush, because in fall the white flowers turn a soft pink and will stay there as the leaves turn a deep burgundy. Then when the leaves drop, the flowers will stay on, adding another texture to the already interested exfoliating red bark. Some master gardeners claim that if they were only allowed one shrub in the shade, this would be it. This shrub adds a certain cultivated ‘wildness’ to your landscape. You won’t be disappointed with ‘Ellen Huff’ Oakleaf Hydrangea in your shady garden bed. Order your today! * HUGE flowers in the shade * Great fall color and winter bark * Hardy and easy to grow native.
Cherry Explosion Hydrangea
Hot Red For The Cool Shade Cherry red is a perfect color to liven up those shady areas of your garden and nothing is going to deliver that with as much punch as the new Cherry Explosion Hydrangea. This super hardy macrophylla is covered with cherry red florets – one of the brightest reds available in hydrangeas – surrounding a profusion of tiny light pink star-like flowers in the center. The flowers cover the shrub from top to bottom.Cherry Explosion does well in a variety of conditions, but likes protection from the hottest afternoon sun. Like most hydrangeas, the color is highly influenced by the soil, If the soil is too acid, the flowers turn lavender.Not to be outdone by the flowers, the foliage puts on a nice show too. Forrest green most of the year, it turns a lovely burgundy in the fall with the onset of cooler weather. Cherry Explosion will dies down over winter, but it comes back every year without fail and bloom like a champ on the new wood.Cherry Explosion only grows to 3’-4’ high but makes a much bigger impact! Order this choice hydrangea for your garden today!* Cherry-red flowers in the shade * Green leaves turn burgundy in the fall * Small enough to fit into any garden.
Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout Hydrangea
Stunning, Reblooming LacecapThe Twist-n-Shout, the latest release from the Endless Summer® Collection, is a hydrangea lovers dream come true. The first reblooming lacecap hydrangea can be in your garden next summer. A true re-bloomer that is hardy to Zone 4 and heat tolerant to Zone 9 makes this adaptable hydrangea a natural choice for your garden or outdoor focal point. The Twist-n-Shout flowers on both old and new growth all summer long. Gorgeous blossoms of pink or periwinkle blue, depending upon your soil type, encircle the abundant blooms that feature a lacy deep-pink center. The official name of this beautiful hydrangea is Twist-n-Shout but it may be referenced as the Twist & Shout Hydrangea or the Twist and Shout Hydrangea. The Twist and Shout and Twist & Shout hydrangea references all refer to the Endless Summer® Twist-n-Shout™ Bigleaf Hydrangea.Twist-n-Shout can be used as a stand-alone specimen plant, or in combination with other plants in your landscape. The compact-rounded form adds the possibility of container use.*Rebloomer*Compact Size*Cold and Heat Hardy .
Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea
Huge Flowers All Summer Long in the Shade Hydrangeas are the stars of any shade garden. Endless Summer® Blushing Bride Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’) is a standout among the stars. This lovely shrub produces big mop-head type blooms – and when we say ‘big’ we mean BIG – up to 8″ in diameter! The beautiful blooms start out white and slowly transition into a light pink blush as the flowers mature. If the flowers alone aren’t enough to entice you to plant this beauty in your garden, another great quality of Blushing Bride Hydrangea is it’s unique ability to bloom on both old and new wood, ensuring consistent flowering year after year, no pruning necessary! The Blushing Bride Hydrangea foliage is a deep, dark green on long, strong branches. The strong branches are a bonus because they keep the Blushing Bride Hydrangea sturdy and upright, unlike some hydrangeas that tend to droop over the season with the heavy flower heads. Blushing Bride Hydrangea will rebloom all summer long, too, keeping your yard and your vases full of those huge amazing blooms. Like most hydrangeas, soil acidity will affect the bloom color. The blooms start out white and they will fade to light pink in alkaline soil and light blue in acidic soil, so adjust your soil accordingly. Use the Blushing Bride Hydrangea as a focal point or accent plant in just about any shady setting! * Blooms all season * Consistent rebloomer * Huge flowers!.
Silver Dollar Hydrangea
Incredible Late Summer BloomsDo you love hydrangeas but don’t have the space? Silver Dollar Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Silver Dollar) is just what you’re looking for. This small but mighty beauty blooms with full-sized flowers in a more compact form than you’d expect from a hydrangea.The big green leaves fill out in the spring and early summer. Then in mid-summer through fall Silver Dollar covers itself in dense trusses of lacy, creamy-white blooms held upright on strong stems. The whole effect is romantic and nostalgic.Silver Dollar only grows 4’ – 5’ tall and wide making it great for smaller gardens and side yards. It handles light shade as well as sun and fills in quickly each spring. Plant it with azaleas and rhododendrons for flower power all season in dappled shade. It makes a pretty accent plant but really shines in groups of three or more.Silver Dollar makes a great cut flower and dries easily, giving you gorgeous fresh cuts in summer and rich floral displays in fall and winter.Don’t wait to order and definitely order more than one. You will love Silver Dollar in your garden so much you’ll be disappointed if you don’t.* Great in smaller spaces* Huge, full-sized blooms* Excellent dried flowersPruning Woody Hydrangeas.
Ryan Gainey Hydrangea
These tough flowers don’t droop! If you are a hydrangea lover like we are (and if you aren’t, you should be) you have encountered the most frustrating thing about hydrangeas – floppy stems from the weight of the huge, gorgeous flowers.Ryan Gainey hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Ryan Gainey’) solves that problem. Atlanta garden designer Ryan Gainey has introduced a gorgeous native hydrangea that has strong stems, dark foliage and exceptional winter hardiness.The white blooms are held high on the strong stems. They bloom profusely, but even more so if you plant them where they get a little direct morning sun. They don’t like too much shade. The stems are dark and very strong. The weight of the big flowers (up to 8” across!) won’t make them flop over, even in the rain. The blooms come on new growth, too, so even when Ryan Gainey dies completely to the ground in a harsh winter the blooms won’t be affected for the year.Ryan Gainey doesn’t mind poor soils or dry conditions, as long as they aren’t too dry. Regular watering is key. They will show you they’re thirsty by a dramatic droop that perks up equally dramatically when they are happy.This is a fairly rare hydrangea on the market and is challenging to find for sale, which makes Nature Hills all the more happy to be able to bring it to you! Don’t wait until we’re sold out this year to add this native to your garden. You will be glad you did!* Native * Strong stems * Pristine white color * Vigorous grower * Great for cutting.
Invincibelle® Ruby Hydrangea
The First Bright RED Flowered Hydrangea! Invincibelle Ruby Hydrangea (Invincibelle™ Ruby Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA3’ PPAF) is the first ever red flowered hydrangea – not some shade of pink, but an almost true burgundy red.The red blooms start out a deep burgundy in the summer and slowly fade to a bright red and silvery pink – a truly eye-catching color combo. The flowers just keep coming all summer and into fall, too. The massive blooms are held high on strong stems that are great for cutting. It only takes one of these huge flower blooms to fill a bowl on your table.Invincibelle Ruby has large deep green leaves that really give the flowers center stage. This is a garden showpiece for sure.Only growing 2-3 feet high and 3-4 feet wide, Invincibelle Ruby looks great in mixed borders, foundation plantings and even in large containers. It’s a ‘must have’ in mass planting and for naturalizing a garden. Any real cutting garden is empty without one, too. (The dried flowers look great if left on the shrub all winter, but they are fantastic if dried and brought inside for the dreary winter months.)Your garden will be revived when you plant Invicibelle Ruby. Songbirds and butterflies love it and it will bring you months of ruby-red enjoyment. Order yours today.* True red flowers * Loved by songbirds and butterflies * Great for cutting and naturalizing * Proven Winners® selection.
Wedding Gown Hydrangea
Beautiful Dwarf Hydrangea with Months of Blooms! Even though Wedding Gown Hydrangea (H. macrophylla ‘Dancing Snow’) is named after this ubiquitous dress, these beauties will make your garden gorgeous for months at a time, year after year!Each fully double, pristine white flower head of this big lace cap hydrangea is like a perfect mini bride’s bouquet. The small double flowers in the center are surrounded by an outer ring of larger double flowers that give the entire shrub a lacey hand-embroidered effect. The flowers come on strong on the spring and will continue well into the fall if they are removed regularly. You know, of course, what this means? It means armfuls of blooms for your flower vases all season long!Easy to grow and forgiving of “brown thumbs”, this is a great plant for a beginning gardener. It will make you look like a pro!Only growing 3’-4’ tall and wide and loving part shade, this is a dream shrub for foundation plantings, beds under large trees or natural garden edges. Try them in big pots on the front porch, too!We have a surprise flush of these stunning shrubs in bloom right now and they won’t last long. Don’t wait to order yours!* Very hardy and easy to grow* Gorgeous white flowers* Tolerant of a wide range of conditions* Great in part shade* Try it in a pot!* Perfect size for a smaller garden.