Hydrangea Reblooming Let's Dance (Hydrangea Big Leaf)
Color Name: Let's Dance Rhapsody Blue
Rhapsody Blue is part of the Let"s Dance series of Hydrangeas. This latest addition is truly one of the easiest Hydrangeas to turn blue. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is going to naturally be pink, but with a little acid and higher pH soils this variety will easily turn blue. The frilly florets are tightly packed together creating a very full flower. This flowering shrub blooms on both new and old growth, which means more blooms. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is a very reliable bloomer, and has sturdy stems for a nice upright habit. Grown in full sun to part shade, this Let"s Dance Hydrangea has shown good wilt resistance. ( in the south we recommend part shade locations) Big Leaf Hydrangeas make for a great cut flower that lasts for days, or if you prefer they also dry really nice for indoor dried floral arrangements. If you have trouble getting blue hydrangea blooms, Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is your best variety to turn blue. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is a Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrub.
Growing Tips: Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue Hydrangea flowers on new and old wood, the best time to prune is it after it blooms, from mid-July to mid-August. Cease pruning in mid-august to allow time for the flower buds to form prior to winter. As a young plant it is best to prune or pinch your plant in order to build a full bodied, well branched plant. If the plant is leggy when you purchased it, shear the plant back hard by 1/3 to 1/2 its original size. Once it puts on an inch or two of growth, pinch the branch tips to remove just the growing tip. This tip controls branching. Once it is removed the buds below it will turn into stems. Once these new branches grow an inch or two, pinch the tip out again. You can repeat this throughout the first growing season as you are tending your garden. This technique results in a well branched, full bodied plant that will have more flowers in subsequent years. The second season in the ground, repeat the pinching practice (or lightly shear) up until mid-August. Cease pruning and pinching to allow the flower buds to set.
Rhapsody Blue is part of the Let"s Dance series of Hydrangeas. This latest addition is truly one of the easiest Hydrangeas to turn blue. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is going to naturally be pink, but with a little acid and higher pH soils this variety will easily turn blue. The frilly florets are tightly packed together creating a very full flower. This flowering shrub blooms on both new and old growth, which means more blooms. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is a very reliable bloomer, and has sturdy stems for a nice upright habit. Grown in full sun to part shade, this Let"s Dance Hydrangea has shown good wilt resistance. ( in the south we recommend part shade locations) Big Leaf Hydrangeas make for a great cut flower that lasts for days, or if you prefer they also dry really nice for indoor dried floral arrangements. If you have trouble getting blue hydrangea blooms, Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is your best variety to turn blue. Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue is a Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrub.
Growing Tips: Let"s Dance Rhapsody Blue Hydrangea flowers on new and old wood, the best time to prune is it after it blooms, from mid-July to mid-August. Cease pruning in mid-august to allow time for the flower buds to form prior to winter. As a young plant it is best to prune or pinch your plant in order to build a full bodied, well branched plant. If the plant is leggy when you purchased it, shear the plant back hard by 1/3 to 1/2 its original size. Once it puts on an inch or two of growth, pinch the branch tips to remove just the growing tip. This tip controls branching. Once it is removed the buds below it will turn into stems. Once these new branches grow an inch or two, pinch the tip out again. You can repeat this throughout the first growing season as you are tending your garden. This technique results in a well branched, full bodied plant that will have more flowers in subsequent years. The second season in the ground, repeat the pinching practice (or lightly shear) up until mid-August. Cease pruning and pinching to allow the flower buds to set.
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Flower Color: Pink shades /
Foliage Color: Green shades
Height: 2 to 3 Feet / Spread: 2-3 Hardy in Zone: 5 |
Blooms: Summer Fall
Foliage Season: |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs |
Moderate
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Growth Rate |
Medium
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Characteristics |
• Mass Plant • Specimen Plant • Landscapes |
