Golden Penny Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Golden Penny'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Golden Penny Bigleaf Hydrangea highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Fall
Growing Zones 7-9
Shiny Brand New Golden Penny Hydrangea!
- Unique Yellow-Green Foliage!
- Pastel Pink to Blue Flower Color Varies With pH!
- Blue in Acid Soils and Pink in Alkaline
- Rounded Mid-Sized Ornamental Shrub
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Dense Ruffled Mophead Blooms
- Full Sun to Full Shade Depending on Climate
- Pollinators and Butterflies Love It!
- Dense Growth for Privacy
- Shrub Borders, Habitat & Shelterbelt
- Great Cut Flower Fresh or Dried
- Heat Tolerant!
Illuminate your ho-hum landscape with some brilliance! Sticking out like a brand new lucky penny, the Golden Penny Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Golden Penny') will have your garden shining!
Bright yellow-green to pure yellow foliage just gleams! Dense growth and good color saturation on the lightly toothed leaves are the perfect complement to your other plants and flowers! Acting as a brilliant backdrop.
Sparkling like a beacon amid evergreens and around your more usual plants with dark green leaves, Golden Penny will stand out brilliantly!
All late spring, summer, and well into autumn, pastel pink and purple flowers add to the luminosity of these wonderful plants! The wonder doesn't stop there, after frost, the blooms dry on the shrub to lend curious winter interest for 4 seasons of landscape presence!
These ruffled blooms are held on sturdy stems and make lovely cut flowers, both fresh or dried! The long-lasting blooms significantly add to your tablescapes in floral arrangements, or use in bouquets! The dried blooms create wonderful crafts and dried floral décor!
How to Use Golden Penny Hydrangea In The Landscape
French Hydrangea, also known as Bigleaf Hydrangea, creates amazing flowering hedges and privacy borders. Golden Penny amplifies the color to a new level! Standing strong with golden yellow hues, your privacy hedge will also serve as a beaming specimen!
Perfect accent plants and specimens to catch all the attention, Golden Penny does all the work for you! When placed at the edge of lawns, they can also help ease the transition from your lawn to woodland and naturalized settings.
Wonderful backdrops for your perennial beds, Cottage gardens, and Rose gardens, anywhere you plant Mophead Hydrangea, they are sure to add interest year-round! Tuck this unique foliage among other yellow and chartreuse blooming plants or contrast among dark and brooding evergreens.
Wonderful wildlife plants, Hydrangea's dense branching provides habitat and shelter for birds and the blooms are very attractive to butterflies and beneficial pollinators!
Soften the edges of a shed, garage, or home for a focal point that will add eye-catching curb appeal that will have traffic slowing down for a better look! Plant one as an accent in a raised berm to further set this amazing plant apart from the rest!
Very low-maintenance, and easy-care, Hydrangea are brilliant additions to the landscape. Preferring woodland and naturalized settings, Golden Penny looks marvelous in all garden designs.
For gleaming privacy around a sunny patio, or to anchor your landscape plantings, Golden Penny will add brilliance to any setting!
#ProPlantTips For Care
Growing the best in full sun for strongest growth and best color, in cooler growing zones. Golden Penny prefers full shade or afternoon shade in the hottest growing zones, especially in dryer climates, but you will not see any blooms. Alternately, Hydrangea can tolerate full sun in cooler zones. With the color improving in part shade, Hydrangea prefers at least 6 hours of sun for the strongest stems.
Performing best in consistently moist well-drained soils that do not dry out for long between waterings. Not particular on the soil type, Hydrangea can thrive in sandy, loam, clay, and humus soils as long as they drain well and won't have the roots sit in water.
Your Golden Penny flower buds are colored depending on your soil pH. Higher acidic soils, or adding aluminum sulfate to your planting site will result in blue blooms. Alkaline soils, or when you add garden lime, will result in pink flowers, and neutral soil pH leads to a purple hue. Note that when changing the color of your Hydrangea by altering soil pH, it can take a few years to achieve the full effect.
Pruning these mid-sized shrubs should be done in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges. This is essential to prevent removing that year's blooms.
For bright and shiny foliage, melded with subdued pastel blooms, Golden Penny Hydrangea will become the amazing accent your landscape has been craving! Order yours from the Hydrangea experts at Nature Hills Nursery today!
