Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’/’Tellers Blue’

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise'/'Tellers Blue' is one of the best lacecaps with very large blue or pink flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’, also often sold as ‘Tellers Blue’, is considered one of the best blue lacecap hydrangeas. A vigorous shrub with large and flat, dinner-plate size blooms up to 9 inches across! The cobalt blue florets surround a central cluster of tiny fertile darker blue flowers. Colour fast throughout the summer. Blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soils. Growth habit is round and bushy up to 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The glossy dark green foliage provides a beautiful backdrop. Use as a focal point or in the corner of a mixed shrub bed, great for the vase and dried flower arrangement. Good for pollinators.

Common Name:  Bigleaf Hydrangea - [Hydrangea Pre-Order]

Family:  Hydrangeaceae (The Hydrangea Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade

Height:  6-10'

Width:  3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Blue

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Shrub

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Bees, Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  

Award:  AGM

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