$36.00
Height: 3 feet
Spread: 3 feet
Sunlight: 
Hardiness Zone: 5a
Other Names: Mountain Hydrangea
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
An attractive, re-blooming shrub featuring deep pink-red lacecap flowers with creamy centres, that turn more blue in acid soil; re-blooms on new and old wood; deep green leaves turn burgundy in fall
Ornamental Features
Tuff Stuff™ Red Hydrangea features bold pink lace-cap flowers with red overtones and creamy white centres at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive dark green foliage throughout the season. The serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Tuff Stuff™ Red Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its strikingly bold and coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced landscape composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Tuff Stuff™ Red Hydrangea is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Tuff Stuff™ Red Hydrangea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Tuff Stuff™ Red Hydrangea makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the centre of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.