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The Bigger, Better rebloomer Let’s Dance just got bigger and better. This reblooming, mop-head hydrangea has the largest in the Let’s Dance series or any other series for that matter. The huge blooms go through a wonderful progression of color changes, from pink/green to pink, and often back to green. Color ranges from rich pink to blue. Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Bloom Time: Summer to fall Bloom Color: Flowers emerge a bright pink with a green eye and then mature to dark pink. The flowers will typically age to abright green. Blue flowers in acidic soils. Foliage Color: Dark green |
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Size: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Soil: Well-drained soil that has been amended with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. Pruning: While this flowers on new and old wood, the best time to prune is it after it blooms, from mid-July to mid-August. Cease pruning in mid-august to allow time for the flower buds to form prior to winter. As a young plant it is best to prune or pinch your plant in order to build a full bodied, well branched plant. If the plant is leggy when you purchased it, shear the plant back hard by 1/3 to 1/2 its original size. Once it puts on an inch or two of growth, pinch the branch tips to remove just the growing tip. This tip controls branching. Once it is removed the buds below it will turn into stems. Once these new branches grow an inch or two, pinch the tip out again. You can repeat this throughout the first growing season as you are tending your garden. This technique results in a well branched, full bodied plant that will have more flowers in subsequent years. The second season in the ground, repeat the pinching practice (or lightly shear) up until mid-August. Cease pruning and pinching to allow the flower buds to set. Fertilizing: Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees & shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application. Flower color is affected by pH. For blue flowers, the soil must be more acidic and for pink flowers, the soil must be more alkaline. Uses: Groupings or masses, perennial or shrub borders, specimen, screens or hedges, mixed container, cut flowers. Breeder: Tim Wood, Spring Meadow Nursery |
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