the most common garden hydrangea shrub is known as “bigleaf hydrangeas” (aka hydrangea macrophylla, aka French hydrangeas). The main three types of hydrangea macrophylla plants are the mophead ...
Hydrangea varieties such as hydrangea macrophylla and serrata can range in colour from pink to blue, with every shade of fuchsia, plum, and violet in between. Blue isn’t a prevalent colour ...
It’s not all hydrangeas, she says, but the culprit is the most popular variety. Hydrangea macrophylla is commonly called the mophead type, and their flowers are what most gardeners long for ...
Some varieties need more attention than others. “For Hydrangea macrophylla and quercifolia, use horticultural fleece or burlap to protect the flower buds during hard frosts,” he says.