Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’

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Pixies Garden

BOTANICAL NAME:  Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’

COMMON NAME: “Penny Mac Hydrangea”

ATTRACTS:  Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Blue or Pink Mop-head flowers repeatedly 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: 3 to 4 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

Repeat bloomer

Good cut flowers

HARDINESS ZONES: 5-9

Penny Mac Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub w/a large, rounded growth habit. This large, mop-head variety has blue or pink flowers (depending on soil pH level) throughout the Summer. Blooms on old wood and new wood! Great plant selection for mixed beds and borders.