Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Maltisse'

Disregard the other poster here. He/she was sold the wrong plant. This is not a lacecap. And it's a TURD. I haven't ever gotten mine to b...Read Moreloom even this year after overwintering it my garage with no dieback. Nothing but light green leaves, even from the terminal buds! One more year and it's going in the compost pile!

Otherwise known by its branding name, Forever and Ever Red. This plant is actually hardy into zone 5a. This plant is a remontant bloomi...Read Moreng hydrangea. Here I have tried growing it in a former yard but never got it to flower. I now have a different house where it has rebloomed in its first year after planting and this spring is getting ready to flower very heavily after severe dieback. Last year one of the flowers opened up as a random lacecap. The flowerheads do not form perfectly as mopheads but do generally have the look. This aside it is still a nice flower as most would not notice or care.