Wee Bit Innocent™ Bigleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
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24 - 24 Inches30 - 30 Inches30 - 30 Inches61cm76cm76cmFeatures
If soft colors are the foundation of your garden palette, you will love Wee Bit Innocent™ hydrangea. Its lush mophead blooms fill with pastel pinks, blues, and purples. It is a soft, pillowy place for your eyes to rest in the summer garden. It even reblooms a bit in the fall! You’ll get to enjoy the intricate doubled florets for months.
Top reasons to grow Wee Bit Innocent hydrangea?
- Pastel coloring is unusual for a hydrangea
- Compact habit
- Interesting doubled flowers
Continuous Bloom or RebloomerDisease ResistantLong BloomingSmall or MiniatureCharacteristics
Plant Type:ShrubShrub Type:DeciduousHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:24 Inches 61cmSpacing:30 Inches 76cmSpread:30 Inches 76cmFlower Colors:BlueFlower Colors:PinkFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:Pale pink in neutral to alkaline soils; light blue or purple in acidic conditionsFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part ShadeLight Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBlooms On:Old WoodBloom Time:SummerHardiness Zones:5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Fertile SoilUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:ContainersUses:Cut FlowerUses:Dried FlowerUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses:Specimen or Focal PointUses Notes:Landscapes, perennial gardens, low hedges - big-leaf hydrangeas are versatile garden plants for anywhere you need some summer color.
Maintenance Notes:Big-leaf hydrangeas cannot be pruned at any point in the year without negatively impacting the flowering. As such, it's best to avoid pruning this type of hydrangea altogether. If portions of the plant were damaged from winter weather, they can be removed in spring when it is clear where the new growth is emerging.
The key to getting reblooming hydrangeas to produce new-wood flower buds is to keep them growing vigorously all summer. Apply a granular rose fertilizer in early spring, when the ground has thawed, and again in late spring. Never fertilize after late July; that can interfere with the plant going dormant.
The "default" color for big-leaf hydrangeas tends to the pink/red tones, and that is the color they will display in neutral (pH 7.0) or higher soil. The soil must be acidic (at least 6.5 or so) for the blue color to develop, and aluminum, a naturally occurring soil mineral, must be present. If you are not satisfied with the flower color in your yard, get a soil test so that you know exactly what must be changed. We do not recommend applying any kind of treatment "just in case" - that's a waste of time and money, and could potentially lead to pollution or create inhospitable conditions in the soil.
Wee Bit Innocent™ Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMNHMC' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
