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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Red
Other: Raspberry red in alkaline soils or purple in acidic soils
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF

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Trade name information:
Series: Endless Summer®
Trade Name: Summer Crush
Cultivar name: 'Bailmacfive'
Common names
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Date: 2019-07-25
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-14
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2019-07-25
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-17
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: At a local nursery
Location: KALAMA WA
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Date: 2019-07-25
Location: At a local nursery
Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2021-05-09
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Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 27, 2022 9:05 AM concerning plant:
    Unlike most mophead hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla), 'Endless Summer' blooms on new and old wood, so even if it dies back in winter, it still produces a flower show the next summer.
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