Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Please Note: Our shrubs are beginning to go dormant. You may notice yellowing of leaves, leaf spots and/or thinning foliage. Upon arrival, water only if the top few inches of soil are dry.
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Wee Bit Grumpy® is a hydrangea that commands attention with its intense, saturated flower color and exceptional landscape performance. In acidic soils, expect dramatic deep purple-blue blooms that exude mood and mystery, while neutral or basic soils bring out vivid red hues that pop with vibrancy. Surrounded by a compact mound of neat, disease-resistant foliage, this variety also stands up better to cold weather than conventional hydrangeas. With reblooming flowers all summer long and dark green, glossy leaves, Wee Bit Grumpy® is a stunning, reliable addition to any garden.

  • 2 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide at maturity
  • Hardy in zones 5-9, 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 2.5 feet apart for best results
  • Maintains green foliage spring to frost
  • Produces mophead style bright red flowers in neutral to alkaline soils; purple flowers in acidic conditions, reblooming throughout summer
  • Blooms on new and old wood
  • Great for borders, cut flowers, dried flowers, landscapes, specimen or focal points
  • Long blooming, reblooming, salt tolerant

Care:  Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. 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. Soil pH affects flower color, so expect dramatic deep purple-blue blooms in acidic soils and vivid red hues in neutral to alkaline soil.

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

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Customers praised these hydrangeas, noting "plants arrived in beautiful condition" with many buds. Most received healthy, well-packaged specimens. However, some experienced shipping damage during heat waves, brown leaves, or plant loss. A few received pink flowers instead of expected purple/blue (soil pH dependent). Overall, strong satisfaction with plant quality and delivery.

  • 5 stars: 49 (100%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
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Cindy
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Just received 2 of these. They are in great condition. Looking forward to seeing how they do through the Fall and winter into spring and summer next year.

Beautiful and thriving!!😍

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Kevin E.
USDA Planting Zone: 8
Light: Full Sun
Soil Type: Loamy
Wildlife Pressure: Rabbits
Beautiful Plants

Plants arrived in beautiful condition

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Frances
USDA Planting Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Soil Type: Bagged Soil/Potting Soil
Wildlife Pressure: None
I was surprised that the 2 shrubs arrived already loaded with buds

I was surprised that the 2 shrubs arrived already loaded with buds. Very healthy plants. So pleased.

Thank you for sharing Garden Friend!

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Anonymous
USDA Planting Zone: 8
Light: Part Sun
Soil Type: Bagged Soil/Potting Soil
Wildlife Pressure: None
Beautiful plant!

Beautiful plant! It arrived in perfect condition, fully leafed out, and is doing well is a large pot on the patio.

Thank you for sharing Garden Friend. ✨ Happy Spring!

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Anonymous
USDA Planting Zone: 10
Light: Part Sun
Soil Type: Loamy
Wildlife Pressure: None
The plants arrived in great shape

The plants arrived in great shape. They were larger than I thought and healthy. I couldn’t be happier.

Enjoy & Happy Planting!!! 😍

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Anonymous
USDA Planting Zone: 8
Light: Part Sun
Soil Type: Rocky, Clay
Wildlife Pressure: Deer, Rabbits
This was a replacement for some that I ordered last year

This was a replacement for sine that I ordered last year.. the first 5 i ordered were healthy and have done great. The 2nd batch i ordered were tiny and didn't grow very much and one didn't come back.. and another is struggling. But the rest are beautiful! Looking forward to large blooms this season.

Thank you for sharing! Please, reach out to our customer service if needed. helpdesk@provenwinnersdirect.com

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Ruth C.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

The plants arrjved quickly and were besutiful. Full, lush plants. They are doing great in the ground. I am always happy with my orders.

Thank you for your review! 😊

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Pamela J.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

The plants were packaged really well, they all were healthy, and they looked really good.

Thank you for your review! 😊

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Lesley K.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

The plants arrived in great condition.

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Chris M.D.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Healthy and vigourous hydrangeas! Prompt delivery and stellar customer service!

Thank you for your review! 😊

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Jason M.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Arrived in good shape, nice looking plant. Very healthy looking and decent size for a quart pot.

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Karl F.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

I was very satisfied with my purchase. One of the best purchases of plants that I received from any other company.

Thank you for sharing!! Enjoy!😊

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Karl F.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Very happy with my purchase. They were the healthiest plants I have bought from any plant nursery.

Enjoy! 😍

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Christopher C.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Plants arrived in excellent condition a week ago. Lots of buds forming. We can’t wait to see the hydrangeas bloom

Thank you for sharing. Enjoy!! 😍

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Rudolf U.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

As promised, they looked great upon arrival!

Thank you for sharing! Enjoy your plants

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Gordon P.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Nice plant and received in great condition. Highly recommended!

Thank you for sharing!! Enjoy 😍

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Lisa K.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

They haven’t flowered yet but are growing well.

Thank you for sharing!! Enjoy 😍

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Anna
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Beautiful Healthy plant

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Brad
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

This was my first experience, ordering online from PROVEN WINNERS DIRECT. These purple hydrangeas were shipped impeccably, gallon size, and I planted them within a few days. They are the healthiest, most robust green hydrangeas I’ve ever put in the ground and already they are beginning to show spring blooming, I can’t wait to see how bold the purple is. I AM BEYOND IMPRESSED WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE SHIPMENT AND THE QUALITY OF THE SHRUBS!

Thank you for sharing!! We're so happy to hear that you are enjoying your plants! :)

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Kristina B.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

First, for those new into gardening, those building your confidence or those who've been planting/gardening for a long time PLEASE remember before a "bad" review gets left for ignorance when carrying for this plant and other like it.
"In acidic soils, its big, full blooms take on a moody, dramatic deep purple-blue or bright red in neutral to alkaline soils."
You should be adding good food in specifically for them anyway!!

I've never had any plant even one I've never grown before hand ZERO issues what so ever.

So please take that info consideration when there's reviews that clearly show they don't know about soil requiments and how you can modify and how you need to get them!!

Happy gardening is the willingness to learn and improve! Which explains) explample, the "know it all gf" of the got wood never maintained his property, doesn't know the difference between annual and periannual..

She'll by but tulips nevdr water then, never replant them let them die on porch throw them and get more. Also had a bleeding heart in gum son she never waters nor replanted 🙄 she kills everything, plants, reptiles like she's a winner. No clue how her kids are alive.

Anyway they all come with directions and there's SO much available online...self education!! 👍

Happy gardening friends!

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Katharine B.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

My son received it as a gift from me & was pleased that it came in a pot instead of bare root …. So I’say 5 stars are my rating for your company …

Thank you for sharing!! We're so happy to hear that your son liked his plant! :)

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Luwana S.C.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

LOOOVE this plant!!! I bought it as an homage to my grandkids as I told them they are often times a ‘wee bit grumpy’ 🤣🤣 and when I saw this plant, I knew I had to have it. It came fully leafed out with buds already on it getting ready to bloom. Where I planted it, It is happy as a clam making pearls! this is the fourth plant that I have bought from you guys and every time I’ve gotten them they’re absolutely gorgeous!! Will continue to buy from you. Thank you so much and I sm so glad I found your website.👏👏

Thank you for sharing!! We're so happy to hear that you are enjoying your plants! Be sure to share photos later in the season! :)

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Kelly
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

I recently got a 1 gallon size “Wee bit grumpy” Hydrangea. It arrived in absolutely stunning condition with so many tiny buds already in place. It transplanted beautifully and I can’t wait to see the blooms. Thank you for this lovely plant.

Beautiful and thriving!! Thank you for sharing your photo with us!

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Gertrude C.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Plants arrived looking super healthy. The foliage looks amazing. I haven't planted yet because I live at altitude and there have been light frosts at night.

Thank you for sharing!! Enjoy :)

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Jim K.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Very Satisfied!

Jim,

Thank you for sharing!!

We're happy to hear you are satisfied with your shrub.

Enjoy! :)

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Barbara H.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

Wee Bit Grumpy is great big happy. The plants were in great condition and I'm so excited to see what they look like next soring.

Barbara,

Thank you for sharing!!

We're happy to hear you are enjoying your plants :)

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Katherine P.
Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea (macrophylla)

I just received this plant a week or so ago. He was very healthy and seemed to be very well rooted. I ;et him rest a few days and then planted him right before a nice day of rain. Can't wait to see him bloom next year. Very happy with this purchase :)

Katherine,

Thank you for sharing!

We're happy to hear you are enjoying your plants :)

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