Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding ornamental features. To learn more about this wonderful group of plants 

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‘Samantha’ ( H. arborescens radiata) A very cool new sterile selection with big, silver white, snow ball flowers that look more like a H. macrophylla bloom than an arborescens radiata bloom. A very impressive plant that is certain to be a bit hit. Attractive foliage has silver white color on the underside of the leaves. Adaptable to light shade. NATIVE: North America. Zone 4, 3-4 feet  

WHITE DOME^™

(H. arborescens ‘Dardom’) Clouds of big, dome shaped, lacy white blooms create a truly Victorian effect. A strong growing plant with rich dark green leaves, and strong stems which hold the blooms upright, even after a heavy rain. A very beautiful new plant from Darthuizer Nursery of the Netherlands. Propagation is restricted. Available June.

Zone 4, 3-4 feet, gr 1, Good for Cutting, Full Sun Partial Shade    

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Climbing Hydrangea is an elegant vine with glossy green leaves  and lacy white flowers in June. Plant on a tall oak tree or on a westward  brick wall. It will take your breath away. FIRST CHOICE AWARD '96. AWARDS: AGM, GCA, PSC

Zone 4, 30 feet, gr 1, Full Sun Partial Shade Hydrangea a. petiolaris ‘Skylands Giant’

A superior, large flowered selection of climbing hydrangea that we selected at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands some 7 years ago.  Zone 4, 30 feet, gr 1, 

 a. petiolaris ‘Skylands Giant’

A superior, large flowered selection of climbing hydrangea that we selected at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands some 7 years ago.  Zone 4, 30 feet, gr 1, 

a. petiolaris 'Tiliifolia'

A very dainty, tiny-leafed vine that gives you a new choice of texture. Leaf size increases with maturity. Mistakenly sold to us as Schizophragma 'Brookside Littleleaf'. Zone 5, 20-30 feet, gr 1, Full Sun Partial Shade (NO LONGER SOLD)

H.  involucrata
A wonderful species with unique and ornamental globular, peony-like flower buds which open into lilac to powder blue lacecap flowers in late summer. Compact habit and velvety leaves. Zone 6, 3-4 feet, gr 1,  (NO LONGER SOLD)

Hydrangea

The Japanese Style Hydrangea Collection 

Family: Hydrangaceae

Zone 5, 3-5 feet, gr 1,  Full Sun Partial Shade  

 ‘Amagi-Amacha’ (serrata)An elegant plant with narrow, bamboo-like leaves and flat, white lace-cap blooms. Individual sepals are uniquely elongated. We like this plant for the foliage as much as for its flowers. Limited supply.

‘Chishima’ (serrata) Often mistakenly sold as ‘Shashiva’ this a beauty regardless of the name. Flat lace-cap blooms encircled with large, light pink, round sterile flowers. The inner fertile blooms are relatively large and a deeper pink to create a wonderful contrast. Very fine! Limited supply.  (NO LONGER SOLD)

‘Claudie’ (H. Macrophylla ppaf, Canadian BRAF)
A remarkable woman deserves a remarkable (and beautiful) plant. Hydrangea 'Claude' pays tribute to French astronaut Claudie Andre-Deshays. Like ‘stars in the night’, rich blue, starry florets with unique with well separated sepals orbit numerous, large, deep blue fertile flowers. Developed and named by the world famous French hydrangea expert Corinne Mallet. The propagation of, and or the sale of plant parts is prohibited without a license. Patent / Trademark tag required.

 'Izu No Hana'  

(macrophylla) Translates to “Flowers of the Izu peninsula,”  but to me, it translates into an explosion of fireworks. The unique lace-cap flowers are comprised of a mass of showy, large, pink flowers, with even larger, pink, doubled sterile florets shooting out in various directions. Each floret contains 14 to 16 sepals compared to the customary 4. Dark glossy leaves. A remarkable plant. Available June. Limited Supply

'Jogasaki'    

(macrophylla) Named after a town in the Izu peninsula of Japan, Jojasaki is yet another lace-cap with double florets. The silvery-pink florets contain 8 to 11 rounded sepals, and appear as miniature pink water lilies floating a top a pond. Available June. Limited Supply

‘Komachi’  This is the same plant that has been misnamed ‘Pretty Maiden. Stunning, irregular mop-head blooms with elongated, pink doubled flowers. Flower color ranges from clear blue to soft pink depending upon pH. The plant is a compact 3-4’ in height.  (NO LONGER SOLD)

 'Midoriboshi-Temari'   

(serrata) An elegant plant in stature and in flower. A Prolific bloomer with unique lacy pink blooms. The outer ring of doubled florets dance on long pedicles like ballerinas. Available June. Limited Supply

 'Miranda'   

(H. serrata) A robust, showy plant with big, dome shaped lace-cap blooms of clear pink or clear blue (depending upon pH).  The large cluster of fertile flowers is bright and just as attractive as the larger, outer florets.

 'Miyama-yae-Muraski'  

(H. serrata) A spectacular and majestic plant discovered by Mr. Takeshi Seto in Miyama, Kyoto Japan in 1950. It took fifty years for us to get it, but well worth the wait. The sterile florets are very double with egg-shaped sepals ranging in color between violet and pink. The foliage is a very bright green.

‘Mousmee’

(H. macrophylla) A Japanese selection meaning girl, and what a beautiful girl she is! Big, purplish-pink lace-cap blooms accentuated with blue fertile flowers in the center. Quite remarkable. (NO LONGER SOLD)

‘Shamrock’
(H. Macrophylla ppaf, Canadian BRAF) A cool new Hydrangea in the Japanese tradition with masses of large, doubled, pink lace-cap flowers. Flowering begins in July and as the season progresses they transform into breathtaking shades of red and deep pink. On acid soils the flowers are more violet. Very floriferous and long blooming. More compact and tends to be more frost resistant than most Japanese types. Developed by the world famous French hydrangea expert Corinne Mallet. This superb new plant pays tribute to Association des amis de la Collections D'Hydrangea Shamrock (French Hydrangea Society) and a portion of the royalties are used to support their Hydrangea collection near Dieppe in Upper Normandy. The propagation of, and or the sale of plant parts is prohibited without a license. Patent / Trademark tag required. Zone 4, 3.5-5 feet, gr 1, full sun - partial shade

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