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Growing Hydrangeas More Than You Ever Wanted to Know (MTYEWTK)
When I first got interested in hydrangeas, I have to admit I considered the ones I had seen to be kind of “grandma plants” not worth a place in my garden.  Then one day at the Washington Park Arboretum I ran into a magnificent hydrangea aspera in peak flower and a new “kick” was born.  Maybe it was the hydrangea and maybe it was the fact that I am now a grandpa, but I fell in love.  Since then, Bethany and I have scoured wholesale nurseries and botanical gardens to find beautiful hydrangeas for Lael’s Moon Garden and some of our favorites are described below.

Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ has stunning lace cap flowers of soft purple with stark white sterile florets surrounding them.  The plant has large, dark green fuzzy leaves and the flowers extend above the leaves giving it a distinctive look.  (A friend called it the Hydrangea from Mars.) This is a large shrub growing to eight feet tall and wide.  Afternoon shade is a must; it will sunburn in hot sun.

To read more about lovely, luscious hydrangeas, click on the document to the right.

 

Hydrangea aspera 'Macrophylla' rough leaved hydrangea at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’
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Hydrangeas – MTYEWTK-Descriptions and pictures of Hydrangeas

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pistachio' - rebloomer at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Pistachio’
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Oregon Pride' at Lael's Moon Garden
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Oregon Pride’
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Hydrangeas – availability and pricing 2018-06

Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' tree form at Lael's Moon Garden
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’
Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanilla Strawberry' at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery (photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries)
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanilla Strawberry’
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise' or 'Teller Blue' at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’ or ‘Teller Blue’
Hydrangea serrata 'O'Amacha Nishiki' at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea serrata ‘O’Amacha Nishiki’
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' - a compact oak leaf hydrangea at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’
Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomola petiolaris) on Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) at Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
Hydrangea anomola petiolaris & Sequoiadendron giganteum

Lael's Moon Garden Nursery, 17813 Moon Rd SW, Rochester, WA 98579   Ph. 360.273.9567  

Regular Hours: March - October
Open Thursday - Monday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Winter Hours: November & February
Open most weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM 

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