Endless Summer® Summer Crush® Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmacfive'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Cold hardy, Flowering, Evergreen |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 6a to 11b |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Watering Needs | High |
| Preferred Soil | Clay, Loamy, Peaty, Sandy |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, Upright |
| Blooms In | Fall, Summer |
| Flower Color | Purple, Red, Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Pet Safety | Toxic to pets |
| Suitable Space | Indoors, Outdoors |
| Plant Name | Hydrangea |
| Botanical Name | |
| Species | |
| Cultivar | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida, Cornales |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, PR, UT |
Description
Colorful Endless Summer® Summer Crush® Hydrangea!
- Awesome, Intense Color
- Versatile Raspberry Red Blooms
- Early Spring Purple Flowers
- Reblooms Through Fall
- Stays Tidy and Naturally Compact
- Rich Green Foliage
- Give Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade Location for Best Results
Are you in the mood for fun this summer? Want to dazzle guests, family, friends, and neighbors with an amazing color display in containers, or in your landscape?
The Endless Summer® Summer Crush® Hydrangea PP 30,359 (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmacfive') makes an immediate impact wherever it's placed! Summer Crush® is a color breakthrough in reblooming Bigleaf Hydrangeas.
Give it morning sun and afternoon shade and watch as a profusion of big raspberry red or neon purple blooms just pop! Beginning in late spring. The big blooms are borne on sturdy stems and look great when added to bouquets and dried decorations!
It's perhaps the most wilt-resistant Endless Summer® yet. This compact growing hydrangea is deciduous with dark green glossy leaves. You won't have to make a big commitment to using this Hydrangea either. It stays nice, tidy and small. So yes, you do have room for this cute variety!
It easily fits smaller spaces in the garden and is the perfect size for patio containers. This plant is hot, hot, hot and we will sell out.
Our expert gardeners love this reblooming Hydrangea line. We take special pride in caring for them. How nice to receive healthy, beautiful plants on your doorstep. Place your order from Nature Hills today!
How to Use Endless Summer® Summer Crush® Hydrangea in the Landscape
What a wonderful "Thriller" for containers! Style them any way you'd like. Go for a bold glazed blue or keep the focus on the blooms, with a dark gray or brown pot. These beautiful plants can handle a "lot of looks", so don't fret over the decision.
If you use a resin pot, it's easier to move them around your landscape wherever you might need a pop of seasonal color. Or, splash out on cast concrete containers for a permanent display on either side of your front door or along your pool deck.
These small plants would look amazing lining a walkway on the east side of your house as a very cheery low hedge. Plant them 12 inches apart for a solid screen. Include them as edging plants in modern foundation plantings.
You can also repeat them along the edge of your borders for a charming look. Why not plant some in the ground, and use a few in containers in your border? You'll love the look of a mixed planting!
Hint, hint - these are perhaps the best Mother's Day present you could possibly give. Try them as a thoughtful "thinking of you" present for anyone.
They even make wonderful sympathy gifts. Tell your loved one to use them as container plants on their porch. Keep them watered, and they'll be just fine for the season in their nursery pot. Endless Summer® Hydrangeas are very easy to care for.
#ProPlantTips for Care
Summer Crush® grows beautifully in full sun or part sun, in well-drained soil. Give your plants a moderate amount of water on a regular basis. Be sure to check your container plants using the Finger Test.
Poke your finger down into the soil to the depth of your second knuckle. Is it moist? Skip watering that day. Is it getting dry? It's time to get the hose out or set up an automatic drip watering to keep your life easy!
Provide a balanced fertilizer in early spring and again in mid-summer, as neutral soil will produce the characteristic raspberry red color. In acid soils, you'll enjoy purple-toned blooms.
Endless Summer® Hydrangeas are remontant and bloom on both old wood and new wood. You'll love having lavish blooms all growing season long. First, the blooms appear in late spring on last year's growth. Then, you'll see an additional flush of blooms from new growth from the base.
Only prune if necessary, right after the bloom is past. This cute plant is so compact and tidy, you may not need to prune at all! Why not just take a few of the large ball-shaped blooms for cut flower arrangements throughout the season?
Summer Crush is proven to be Zone 4 cold hardy. It may die back over the winter that far north, but will come back from the roots. In the extreme cold zones, provide a layer of mulch over the plant in late fall. Or, plant yours in a container, and move it into your garage for winter.
Whatever you do with this Endless Summer® Summer Crush®, we know you'll have a good time with it. With fantastic blooms like this, how can you help but smile?
Life is short. Order plenty of colorful cuties today!
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Nature Hills Nursery shipped 2 Tidbit Panicle Hydrangeas to my home in the same container. One arrived in good condition and the other was essentially dead. I have planted the good Hydrangea, and it seems to be doing well in my garden. I recommend different packaging when shipping 2 plants together. Both plants should have their base pot on the same side of the container with verbiage on the box stating, "This Side Up". The 1 that did not make it was planted with the base pot facing the opposite direction of the other plant. When the box got turned "upside down" in relation to the Hydrangea that arrived in good condition, some of the moist soil in the "bad" plant apparently fell out.
First of all, the communication with this company has to be the worse I've ever experienced, it took almost 3 months before I got the oakleaf hydrangea( I emailed this company several times regarding the shipping info with no response) not to mention that I ordered a red slipper but got a alice white hydrangea (they charged me for a red slipper tho)
Upon arrival, this plant was in terrible shape, broken new growth, torn leaves and not enough soil around its roots, the box it came in looked like it had been kicked around. Now that the hydrangea has been planted and being cared for it looks much better.
Unfortunately!!!
I won't be ordering from this company ever again
Terrible quality Azure Skies Hydrangeas. I ordered #3 pots and they took 3 smaller plants, bundled them together and shoved them into a #3. When you plant them the root systems are not even established so they literally fall apart. As you can see from the photos they are terrible quality. Avoid avoid avoid and go support your local nursery instead.
I ordered two of these plants. I received one, dying little plant. Emails have gone unanswered. If you call, you get their voicemail and no one will call you back. The website says “use our live chat”, but that does not exist. I got scammed by this company.
Arrived in great condition! Did go through a small
Shock and lost a leaf or two but bounced right back. Doing good!
Disappointed in this one. It looked less than healthy when received, dead leaves in the box and some were deformed and spotty. As a new gardener I thought it was just in shock from travel and planted right away. Watered often and kept removing the damaged leaves. Today I noticed fine webs on the underside, suspect spider mites. Removed bad leaves again and washed the plant. Hoping it survives. Bought 3 different shrubs, this was the largest and most costly unfortunately. Satisfied with my other plants
I Loved these! I had a pink Victorian home so wanted the White Annabelle Hydrangeas. - After a couple years they were so full and beautiful year after year. They recommended the Root booster for about $15 and added that as well. You will not regret buying these. Beautiful year after year!
Arrived in great condition and seem very happy in the ground. Two weeks in and doing great.
Plant arrived dead. I’ve reached out multiple ways email, chat support, social media(they deleted my comment) it’s been over a week now so might as well just take this as a loss and never order from this company ever again. Google the reviews. Search Facebook. Plenty of negative reviews saying this is a scam. I should have done more research on this company.
My plant came in pretty much dead
Dried leafs and broken stems
They're vigorously growing. Dark green leaves and flowers are popping up. Couldn't be happier.
Very first time planting this flower, coming from Houston Texas. I was a little nervous since these plants require a lot of care and water but she has been doing so well!!! I water her twice. Early morning before work (6am) and after sun down (after 7pm). I placed some mulch on the pot so that has been helpful at keeping the soil moist. I was really afraid of drowning her or giving too much water mostly in the early afternoon where the sun was starting to burn through leaves due to me giving it water at 5pm. Shes blossoming beautifully and cannot wait until shes fully open. I also recently purchased her back at the beginning/mid May. Very fast shipping too!
Hi there! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for our Endless Summer Bigleaf Hydrangea. We're so happy to hear that it's doing well in your care and that you're taking such good care of her. It sounds like you have a great watering routine in place and the mulch is definitely a helpful addition. We hope you continue to enjoy watching her blossom and thank you for choosing our product. Happy gardening!
I received 2 of the #2 pots. Love, love, love these Summer Crush Bigleaf Hydrangeas! So well packaged and so healthy!
Plant arrived quickly and in good condition. It’s doing well in the ground.
Annabelle arrived a bit dehydrated and that worried me. So I pampered her with water, light shade and clipped any leaves that were concerning. After a week or so, she perked up and now has a lot of good new growth. I am glad I treated the hydrangea with patience because that was all it really needed.
My hydrangea is growing great so far.
Beautiful plants - healthy - one looked like it was not gonna make it but it revived nicely
Hydrangeas had a little trouble adapting but seem to be doing fine now
It's alive and growing, and extremely thirsty for gallons of water. Mine is a #3 size shrub, tall enough to have a noticeable "front" and "back." The front has a fuller look, more flowering branches, and the back has taller branches at the top and more spindly stems down the side. Probably from its orientation at the nursery. I planted it back to front before I noticed this growing pattern, but I expect after a year or two with pruning, the shape will even out. It already attracts pollinators to the pretty flowers. I've seen tiny native bees and honeybees checking it out, so we're good to go!
I was thrilled to find original Quick Fire for sale, because Proven Winners discontinued that variety several years ago. The plant is doing great, but I'm reserving judgement until I see that it is original Quick Fire and not one of the derivative varieties. I have all my documents just in case...
I'm very happy with my plants
I received these hydrangeas in great condition and look forward to seeing their beautiful blooms.
Came well packaged. Planted a couple of weeks ago and looking healthy but no new growth yet. High hopes for next year
They are healthy
The purchase and delivery went smoothly. Plant arrived well packaged and looking healthy. I already planted it in a bigger pot and it is showing signs of new growth. Looks very promising.
