Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'COF HM1’
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Cold hardy, Flowering, Attracts pollinators, Container Friendly |
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| Hardiness Zone | 6a to 11b |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Partial shade |
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| Watering Needs | Moderate |
| Preferred Soil | Clay, Loamy, Peaty, Sandy |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, Upright |
| Blooms In | Fall, Summer |
| Flower Color | Blue, Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Pet Safety | Toxic to pets |
| Suitable Space | Indoors, Outdoors |
| Plant Name | Hydrangea |
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| Class | Magnoliopsida, Cornales |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, PR, UT |
Description
Introducing to you the one and only Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea bush (Hydrangea macrophylla 'COF HM1'). If you haven't guessed, it has big leaves and even bigger blooms! These flowers are known for making excellent cut flowers that are long-lasting! Who doesn't love a big blue Hydrangea?
These bloom in the early summer and again in late summer. You can expect these rounded mophead flowers all season long. Hydrangea bushes are extremely popular, maybe even the most popular bush! Their striking good looks and heavy blooms are the reason for this! Sturdy stems resist flopping and handsome foliage is quilted and toothy. Overall, these are highly ornamental flowering bushes for almost any landscaping project!
Like we said before, these strong and large flowers create a gorgeous cut flower. People love decorating their homes or desks with this pretty flower. An interesting aspect of this Bigleaf Hydrangea is the flower color. You can basically decide what you want! If you want a blue flower, plant them in acidic soils. If you want a fun pink flower, plant in a higher pH! Isn't that fun! Which will you choose? Pink or Blue Hydrangea?
Planting and Application:
This Bigleaf Hydrangea is most commonly used for hedges, mixed borders, cutting gardens, and as a backdrop to your perennial border. The size of this Hydrangea bush varies depending on your climate. Usually, this plant is around 5-6 feet tall but can be maintained smaller. There are endless possibilities!
Hedges, privacy and screening, rows along your property edges or along your home's foundation! Plant staggered rows as backdrops along garden beds and borders, or just have fun and plant clusters for bird-friendly mass plantings! The color is enough to be a fantastic focal point and they are tidy sentries for placing on either side of a set of stairs or astride your driveway!
- Blue or Pink Depending on pH
- Big Mophead Flower Clusters
- Dark Green Foliage & Yellow Fall Color
- Mid-Sized Compact Shrub
- Hedge, Cut Flower, Specimen & Large Planter
#ProPlantTips for Care
Hydrangea care is simple and easy. You'll look like a gardening pro! The Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea thrives in zones 5-8. Need to find your hardiness zone? Use our map to locate yours! Have a shady corner in your yard that only gets light a few hours a day? Perfect! This Hydrangea will love this spot. They thrive in partly shaded locations! Plant your new bush in well-drained soil. This is preferred among most plants as it will hold enough moisture, but not keep too much to where your roots will drown.
- Part Shade/Partial Sun
- Consistently Moist Well-Drained Soil
- Prune Bigleaf Hydrangea After Flowering
- Blooms on New Wood
- Highly Adaptable Hardy & Carefree Once Established
Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea is not going to remain in stock for long! Hurry and order this unique blue flowering ornamental from the Hydrangea experts at NatureHills.com!
Planting & Care
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Ships in 7-10 business days • Tracking provided • Weather protected
| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150 - $198.99 | $24.99 |
| $199+ | FREE |
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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.
I received 2 of the #2 pots. Love, love, love these Summer Crush Bigleaf Hydrangeas! So well packaged and so healthy!
Summer Crush is such a reliable performer, and it's great to hear yours arrived in good shape and ready to get established. These do best when you keep the soil consistently moist through their first season, so they can put energy into rooting rather than just surviving. Thanks for sharing, Irish2OH. We hope they reward you with plenty of those deep raspberry blooms.
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!
Shipping stress can shake a hydrangea for a bit, so it's good to hear Ruby Snow settled in and started pushing forward. Panicle hydrangeas tend to be pretty resilient once their roots get established. Thanks for the update, Diana, and enjoy the blooms this season!
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!
White Annabelle against a pink Victorian house sounds like a great pairing. It's really satisfying to hear they've filled in well and come back strong year after year, which is exactly what this variety does when it gets established. The root booster is a solid addition at planting time, and it sounds like it paid off for you. Thanks for sharing the recommendation, Brenda. The Nature Hills Team
Arrived in great condition and seem very happy in the ground. Two weeks in and doing great.
Climbing hydrangea can take a little time to settle in after planting, so it's great to hear yours hit the ground running. Give it consistent moisture through the first season and it will reward you with strong new growth. Thanks for the update, David.
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!
Beautiful great quality ..
Annabelle is such a reliable performer, and it's great to hear she arrived in good shape. If you want to encourage even fuller blooms next season, a light application of slow-release fertilizer in early spring goes a long way with hydrangeas. Thanks for sharing, Sabina -- happy growing from the Nature Hills team.
Beautiful, healthy plant received. Great packaging. Will definitely purchase from Nature Hills again.
Healthy hydrangeas right out of the box are always a good sign, and Summer Crush is such a rewarding plant to watch settle in and bloom. Get it established with consistent moisture this first season and it should put on a real show for you. We look forward to your next order, Joan.
Plant arrived quickly and in good condition. It’s doing well in the ground.
Glad to hear the Fire Light Tidbit settled in well after planting. These compact panicle hydrangeas tend to take off once their roots get established, so you should have some great blooms to look forward to. Thanks for the update, Patti!
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.
Shipping can stress plants more than we'd like, and it's great to hear you gave her the time she needed to settle in. That instinct to water, provide some shade, and trim the struggling leaves is exactly the right approach for a dehydrated hydrangea. Annabelle is a tough plant once she finds her footing, and that new growth is a good sign of things to come. Thanks for sharing what worked.
My hydrangea is growing great so far.
Vanilla Strawberry is such a rewarding grower once it gets established. Thanks for the quick update, Celeste. Keep an eye out for those big creamy blooms shifting to pink as the season progresses. It really is one of the more striking panicle hydrangeas at peak bloom.
Beautiful plants - healthy - one looked like it was not gonna make it but it revived nicely
Bobo is a tough little plant, and it's good to hear the one that looked rough found its footing. Panicle hydrangeas have a way of bouncing back once their roots settle in. Enjoy the blooms this season. Thanks for sharing the update!
Hydrangeas had a little trouble adapting but seem to be doing fine now
Transplant stress is pretty common with hydrangeas, so it's good to hear yours have settled in and are finding their footing. Once they're established, Endless Summer tends to be a reliable bloomer season after season. Thanks for the update, Kathleen. The Nature Hills Team
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!
Hydrangeas do drink heavily, especially while they're getting established, so it sounds like yours is right on track. The front-to-back asymmetry you noticed is common with nursery-grown shrubs, and your instinct is correct: a couple of seasons of growth and a good late-winter pruning will fill in those spindly sides. The fact that native bees found it so quickly is a great sign, since Invincibelle Lace is genuinely one of the better pollinator hydrangeas we carry. Thanks for the thoughtful observations, Melissa.
