Tuff Stuff has sturdy lacecap blooms that will be bright pink or deep purple-blue, depending on your soil pH, and the handsome dark green foliage resists wilting. Add aluminum sulfate to the soil to encourage purple/blue flower color. It blooms early in summer on old wood, then again on new wood in late summer for summer-long color that attracts butterflies.
2-3 feet tall and wide at maturity
Hardy in zones 4-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
Plant in part to full sun in northern climates and part sun (4+ hours daily) in southern climates
Space plants 3-4 feet apart for best results
Maintains green foliage from spring to fall
Produces saturated pink, purple, or blue lace-cap flowers during summer depending on your soil acidity
Attracts bees and butterflies
Blooms on new and old wood
Great for containers, landscapes, edging, cut flowers, borders or as a focal points
Avoid pruning mountain 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. Soil pH affects flower color. Blooms will be its blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soil. Add a little aluminum sulfate if a soil test reveals that you have neutral or basic pH (7 and above).
Shipping Info:
Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom