General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Blooms on new wood
Other: Repeat bloom on new wood
Flower Color: Blue
Pink
Other: Blue in acid soil and pink in neutral soil
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bees

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Nantucket Blue™
Cultivar name: 'Grenan'
Common names
  • Mophead Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2016-06-04
Comments:
  • Posted by DaylilySLP (Dearborn Hts, MI - Zone 6b) on Mar 5, 2018 8:38 PM concerning plant:
    Aluminum sulfate added to soil will make the soil acidic and the flowers will be blue.

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