Smooth (arborescens)-  Mini Muavette, Wee White, Incrediball,  Annabelle.

• Easy to grow and Low Maintenance
• They are known for their large flower heads, sturdy stems, and great cut flowers. 
• They almost always bloom on new wood which means they should be pruned in late fall. 
• Smooth hydrangeas can be cut back 6-8” from the ground in late fall if desired.

Bigleaf (Macrophylla)-  Bloomstruck, Twist & Shout, Summer Crush, Cape Lookout, Endless Summer.

• Bigleaf or “ever-blooming” hydrangeas are desired for their deep green leaves, numerous blooms, and easy care.  
• Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom on both new and old wood, but most of their summer blooms occur on wood formed the previous summer. This is the catch 22 of these hydrangeas, as most old wood dies back in the winter.
• To encourage new blooms throughout the summer, remove spent blooms as soon as they’re done flowering. The sooner this is done, the longer the plant will be allowed to recover and set new buds for the next season. This will encourage larger and more numerous blooms. 
• Bigleaf hydrangeas prefer a location where they receive morning sun (about 4 hours) but are shaded from the afternoon sun. If they are planted in an area with total shade, it is not likely that they will bloom. East sides are ideal.
• Fertilize with an acidifying fertilizer.  Sulfate.
• Do not cut down in fall, doing so will lessen the flowering potential of the plant. Cut dead wood back in the spring.YDRANGEA PANICULATA (GRANDIFLORA HYDRANGEA)

Grandiflora (Panniculata)-  Fire Light, Bobo, Candy Apple, Limelight, Little Lime, Little Lime Punch,  Little Quickfire,  Quickfire, Strawberry Sundae, Vanilla Strawberry.

• Grandiflora hydrangeas are some of the most commonly planted hydrangeas in this area. 
• They are tolerant of numerous conditions and are easy to grow. 
• These hydrangeas bloom on new wood, so pruning is best done between late winter and early spring although it can be done anytime except when they beginning to form bloom heads in summer.
• Throughout the summer, deadheading spent blooms will encourage re-blooming.
• Hard pruning in the fall will not inhibit flowering
• DO not cut down to ground in dormancy,  panniculatas will take longer to regenerate new growth.

Species	Blooms on:	Ideal Pruning Time	Cut Down in Fall	Lighting Needs
Arborenscense	New Wood	Late Fall/Early Spring	YES to 6”	Morning sun, Afternoon Shade
Macrophilla	Old and New wood	Deadhead in Summer	NO	Morning Sun, Afternoon Shade
Paniculata	New Wood	Late Fall Early spring	NO – Trim to shape	Full sun/ Part shade