Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf Hydrangea)
Color Name: Wee Bit Giddy®
Saturated red-pink mophead blooms make Wee Bit Giddy Hydrangea a must have for your landscape. You will be delighted with its tight, compact growth, dark glossy foliage and gorgeous blooms. As an added bonus, Wee Bit Giddy is a rebloomer! We recommend this variety as a red-pink, however flowers are a nice dark violet-purple when treated with aluminum sulfate.
Growing Tips: Bigleaf hydrangeas benefit from a good layer of shredded bark mulch and afternoon shade, particularly in hotter climates. Apply a granular fertilizer formulated for flowering shrubs (like a rose fertilizer) if leaves start to yellow.
Soil: Moist but well drained soils are best. Bigleaf hydrangeas may wilt in dry soils but also cannot take soggy conditions for any period of time. Tolerant of a range of soil pH levels, however, soil pH will influence flower color.
Pruning: Avoid pruning bigleaf hydrangeas, except to remove any dead wood. These hydrangeas cannot be cut back or trimmed at any time of the year without impacting the bloom for either the current season or the next.
Uses: Bigleaf hydrangeas are classic choices for flower gardens, cottage gardens, and seaside plantings. They also make a showy addition to foundation plantings and can be used for low hedges or edging.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
Saturated red-pink mophead blooms make Wee Bit Giddy Hydrangea a must have for your landscape. You will be delighted with its tight, compact growth, dark glossy foliage and gorgeous blooms. As an added bonus, Wee Bit Giddy is a rebloomer! We recommend this variety as a red-pink, however flowers are a nice dark violet-purple when treated with aluminum sulfate.
Growing Tips: Bigleaf hydrangeas benefit from a good layer of shredded bark mulch and afternoon shade, particularly in hotter climates. Apply a granular fertilizer formulated for flowering shrubs (like a rose fertilizer) if leaves start to yellow.
Soil: Moist but well drained soils are best. Bigleaf hydrangeas may wilt in dry soils but also cannot take soggy conditions for any period of time. Tolerant of a range of soil pH levels, however, soil pH will influence flower color.
Pruning: Avoid pruning bigleaf hydrangeas, except to remove any dead wood. These hydrangeas cannot be cut back or trimmed at any time of the year without impacting the bloom for either the current season or the next.
Uses: Bigleaf hydrangeas are classic choices for flower gardens, cottage gardens, and seaside plantings. They also make a showy addition to foundation plantings and can be used for low hedges or edging.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
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Flower Color: Red/Pink/Violet Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 2 to 3 Feet Spread: 2 to 3 Feet Hardy in Zone: 5, 6, 7 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate
Attributes |
 Extended Bloomer  Dried Flower Rebloomer Landscapes Easy to Grow Cut Flower or Foilage Border Mass Planting Specimen Plant
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Attracts
Butterflies
