BOTANICAL NAME:  Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’

COMMON NAME: “Nikko Blue Hydrangea”

ATTRACTS:  Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Blue or Pink Mop-head flowers in Summer. Alkaline soils will have Pink flowers, Acidic soils will have blue flowers

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Part Sun to Shade (Prefers morning sun and afternoon shade)

HEIGHT: 4 to 6 feet

WIDTH: 4 to 6 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist, well-drained soil. Flower colors change with the pH of the soil. They turn pink in alkaline soils and blue in acidic soils.

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Attracts pollinators

Long lasting flowers

Good cut flowers

HARDINESS ZONES: 6-9

Nikko Blue Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with a large, rounded growth habit. This large, mop-head variety has blue or pink flowers (depending on the soil pH level) in Summer. Blooms on old wood. Great plant selection for mixed borders or hedge or alone as a specimen.