Hydrangea macrophylla 'Cherry Explosion' 23W28 BigLeaf E1- (Buechel, WI 2017) BigLeaf or French Hydrangea, Mature plant size: 3-4ft., RED, Cherry Red, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW27, In Garden Bed E1 for 4.8 YEARS (Almost). Planted in 2018.
Hydrangea macrophylla Cherry Explosion™ 'McKay' (PP28757, 2017) was developed by Thomas J. Buechel (Lake Mills, WI). A lacecap with cherry red florets surrounded by smaller pink star shaped fertile flowers. Exceptionally cold hardy to zone 5 (maybe 4). Flowers on new wood thus extending its cold hardy range. Winter hardiness and resistance to powdery mildew are probably the key features of this new cultivar. A new introduction from the Conard-Pyle Company, West Grove, PA (best known for its introduction of the Knockout® rose series).
2023 note: after 5 years still only about a foot high.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2018, 22, 23:
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