Hydrangea Comparison Charts
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Exposure for all of the varieties below is full sun to part shade.
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Name | USDA Zone | AHS Zone | Height | Width | Spacing | Habit | Summer | Fall | Winter | Blooms on New or Old Wood | Rebloom- ing | When to Prune |
Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla | ||||||||||||
Cityline® Mars | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Cityline® Paris | 5 | 9 | 1-3' | 1-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Cityline® Rio | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Cityline® Venice | 5 | 9 | 1-3' | 1-3' | 2-4' | Mounded | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Cityline® Vienna | 5 | 9 | 1-3' | 1-3' | 2-4' | Mounded | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Let's Dance® Blue Jangles® | 5 | 9 | 1-2' | 1-2' | 1-2' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | |||
Let's Dance® Big Easy® | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After early summer bloom) | ||
Let's Dance® Diva! | 5 | 9 | 3-4' | 3-4' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After early summer bloom) | ||
Let's Dance® Rave® | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After early summer bloom) | ||
Let's Dance® Rhythmic Blue™ | 5 | 9 | 3-4' | 3-4' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After early summer bloom) | ||
Let's Dance® Starlight | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After early summer bloom) | ||
Hardy | ||||||||||||
Bobo® | 3 | 8 | 2.5-3' | 3-4' | 4-5' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Fire Light® | 3 | 8 | 4.5-6 | 4.5-6 | 4.5-6 | Upright mound | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
‘Limelight’ | 3 | 8 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 6-8' | Upright mound | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Little Lime® | 3 | 8 | 3-5' | 3-5' | 4-6' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
‘Little Lamb’ | 3 | 8 | 4-6' | 4-6' | 5-8' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Little Quick Fire® | 3 | 8 | 3-5' | 3-5' | 3-5' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Early summer/ mid summer/ late summer | ||
Pinky Winky® | 3 | 8 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 6-8' | Upright mound | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Quick Fire® | 3 | 8 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 6-8' | Upright mound | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Zinfin Doll® | 3 | 8 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 | Upright | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Mountain | ||||||||||||
Tiny Tuff Stuff™ | 5 | 9 | 1.5-2' | 1.5-2' | 1.5-2' | Mounded | ♦ |
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| New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After flowering) |
Tuff Stuff™ | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 2-4' | Mounded | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After flowering) | ||
Tuff Stuff™ Red | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 2-4' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After flowering | |
Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha™ | 5 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 2-3' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New/Old Wood | ♦ | Best Avoided (After flowering | |
Oakleaf | ||||||||||||
Gatsby Gal® | 5 | 9 | 5-6' | 5-6' | 5-6' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | ||
Gatsby Moon® | 5 | 9 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 6-10' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | ||
Gatsby Pink® | 5 | 9 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 6-8' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | ||
Gatsby Star® | 5 | 9 | 6-8' | 6-8' | 5-6' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | Old Wood | Best Avoided (After flowering) | ||
Smooth | ||||||||||||
Incrediball® | 3 | 9 | 4-5' | 4-5' | 5-6' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Late winter / early spring | ||
Incrediball® Blush | 3 | 9 | 4-5' | 4-5' | 5-6' | Mounded | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Summer-Fall | ||
Invincibelle Limetta® | 3 | 9 | 3-4' | 3-4' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Summer-Fall | |
Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® | 3 | 9 | 2.5-3' | 2.5-3' | 3-4' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Summer-Fall | |
Invincibelle® Ruby | 3 | 9 | 3-4' | 3-4' | 2-3' | Mounded | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Summer | ||
Invincibelle® Spirit II | 3 | 9 | 3-4' | 3-4' | 3-5' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Late winter / early spring | |
Invincibelle Wee White® | 3 | 9 | 2-3' | 2-3' | 2-3' | Mounded | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | ♦ | Summer-Fall | |
Lime Rickey® | 3 | 9 | 4-5' | 4-5' | 4-5' | Upright | ♦ | ♦ | New Wood | Summer-Fall |