You’ll barely notice its small, dark green leaves beneath the abundant blooms. The cone-shaped flowers of the Strawberry Sundae start creamy white, before blushing to pink and then darkening to strawberry red. Most of all, the large leaves and grand flowerheads give it a look of abundance. Its modest height and spread reach 18-36″. The attractive waxy coating on its leaves helps retain water in the midday heat. With Summer Crush, neutral to alkaline soil produces stunning raspberry-red flowers, and acidic soil makes them bright purple. The Summer Crush is a member of the macrophylla hydrangeas, which translates from Greek as “big leaf.” Like other Bigleaf hydrangeas, it produces an abundance of rounded flowers that change color according to the soil conditions.
The Little Quick Fire is one of the most popular choices across the country. Rising up to 3-5 feet, it’s a great choice as a thriller for a container garden or as a dainty shrub anywhere in your landscape. A smaller version of the Quick Fire, it has the same early blooms but grows to a more compact size. It’s a member of the paniculata family of hydrangeas, which are known for their “panicles,” or cone-shaped blossoms.Īnother panicle hydrangea, its cone-shaped flowerheads open to white, before deepening to burgundy-pink like a sunset in mid- to late summer. Well-adapted to our climate, it survives winters even colder than ours and thrives through our hot summers with little maintenance. These 5-inch flower heads grace branches that grow only 3 feet tall, making it a dwarf variety. The Bobo blooms with an abundance of white flowers that blush pink by the end of summer and into fall. It can be a challenge sifting through the many varieties, so we’ve narrowed down the top five that thrive right here in the Chicagoland area. They are popular across Asia, Europe, and North America not only for their graceful beauty, but also for their immense flower heads and blossoms that change color throughout the summer.
The hydrangea is the queen of the summer months.
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