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Cultivar NameNotes
 
Tri-color'Tri-color' - double flowers colored pink, red and purple on one plant
Firefly'Firefly' -variegated foliage, broadly margined with creamy yellow
Miranda‘Miranda’ - variegated form, dark green leaves with yellow margins, leaf margins may fade to creamy white as the summer progresses
Skylands Giant'Skylands Giant' - extremely large 12" inflorescences; blooms at a young age
var. tiliifoliavar. tiliifolia - smaller leaves than species
AnnabelleAnnabelle - many flowers white mophead
White DomeWhite Dome - lacecap; very sturdy; even in winter
IncrediballIncrediball - extremely large, white mophead
Bounty'Bounty' - similar to Annabelle; stronger stems; slightly more compact habit
Bella Anna'Bella Anna' - pink mophead; first variety of Hydrangea arborescens in the Endless Summer® series; spreading, well-branched form; strong stems
Hayes Starburst 'Hayes Starburst' - starry double white flowers bloom in showy mophead clusters
Grandiflora‘Grandiflora’ - discovered growing in the wild in Ohio around 1900; produces much showier flowerheads than species; large, asymmetrically rounded flowerheads
All Summer Beauty'All Summer Beauty' - profuse mophead blooms, deep blue in acid soil; grows 4' tall and wide; more appropriate for colder areas, as it supposedly blooms on current season's growth
Ayesha'Ayesha' - pink-purple mophead; rounded flower petals; slight fragrance; lustrous foliage; may be less hardy than others
Blue Wave'Blue Wave' - lacecap form; blue to pink flower color (depending on soil pH); hardier than similar plants; grows to 7' tall and wide
Golden Sunlight'Golden Sunlight' - a cultivar of H. m. var. serrata; new leaves emerge golden yellow, matures to light green with age; blooms are pinkish; grows to 3' tall and wide
Lemon Wave'Lemon Wave' - spectacular variegation, with zones of gold, white and green on each leaf; rarely flowers in colder zones
Nikko Blue'Nikko Blue' - most common blue-flowered (pink in basic soils) mophead form; useful in colder areas since is reportedly will produce some flowers on new growth; 4' tall and wide
Madame Emile Mouillere'Madame Emile Mouillere' - hardy mophead form; heavy production of pure white flowers; develops hints of blue-pink with age; grows 5' tall and wide
Mariesii Variegata'Mariesii Variegata' (a.k.a. 'Variegata') - white lacecap, rarely blooms in colder climates; most common variegated leaf form; deep green foliage edged in white; grows to 5' tall
Pia 'Pia' - dwarf form, to 3' tall and wide; pink mophead flowers
Forever Pink'Forever Pink' - dwarf form, to 3' tall and wide; pink mophead flowers
Tovelit'Tovelit' - dwarf form, to 3' tall and wide; pink mophead flowers
Burgundy Lace'Burgundy Lace' - pink 8"-10" long flower panicles composed; color intensifies as the flowers age; hot weather and sun may lessen this effect
Grandiflora'Grandiflora' - tight heads of white florets than turn pink and brown with age; often grown as a small tree
Kyushu'Kyushu' - a vigorous, upright shrubby plant; upright panicles of white flowers; bloom earlier in the season (July) and as a young plant
Praecox'Praecox' - blooms earlier in the season (July); loose panicles of both showy sterile and inconspicuous fertile florets for an effect different from other forms; plant reaches 15' tall
Tardiva'Tardiva' - flowers later (August); large bloom panicles held on thick stems; grows to 8' tall; shrubby in habit
Unique'Unique' - early-blooming; shrubby selection; large rounded panicles of white sterile florets, blooms age to pink; plant reaches 10' tall
Bombshell'Bombshell'- dwarf cultivar; rounded mound; grows to 2-3' tall x 3-4' wide; sterile flowers emerge white, mature to a rosy pink