Endless Summer Pop Star bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer Pop Star'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue or pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Endless Summer Pop Star' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer Pop Star') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a compact lacecap that reblooms, and it is the fastest rebloomer of the series. Flowers are blue in acidic soil, bluish-purple near neutral soil, and pink in alkaline soil. Bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Fragrant Bouquet hosta, Lady's mantle, and Cinnamon fern.