Hydrangea Macrophylla Everlasting® Amethyst

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Hydrangea macrophylla Everlasting® Amethyst goes from gift to garden! This fantastic new Mophead, originally bred for its strong-stemmed cut flowers, has the long-lasting, bold blooms of florist bouquets plus the hardiness of a garden plant. Huge pink or lilac (depending on soil pH) blossoms age to lime green. Blooms on old wood. ‘Hokomathyst’ PP 22,261

For gardeners in Zone 5, we advise planting H. macrophyllas in a sheltered location and giving them a winter mulch. This will provide protection from winds and cold temperatures that can damage flower buds.

For this Hydrangea, you can change the color of your blooms by using one of our , flowers will generally be more blue when grown in acid soils, and pink when grown in alkaline soils.

Hydrangea is a valuable genus of some 100 species of shrubs and vines grown for their large and very showy flower heads. Hydrangeas are at their best in summer and fall—a quiet time for most woody plants—and are worth having for that reason alone.

For more information on growing and care, click Growing Guide.