How Do You Grow Endless Summer Hydrangeas?
With its discovery in the 1990s, the Endless Summer hydrangea variety has become popular with gardeners. Not only will these hydrangeas produce mophead blossoms on new wood as well as old wood from the year before, but they bloom throughout the summer when given proper care. Plant your Endless Summer hydrangea in well-draining soil where it will receive sun during the morning and shade in the afternoon. Water your hydrangea two or three times a week, particularly during the first year you plant it. When you water, give the hydrangea a thorough, deep saturation so the roots will be able to establish themselves in the surrounding soil. Consistently moist soil, but not waterlogged, is the ideal condition for your Endless Summer hydrangea to bloom and thrive. Add 2 to 3 inches of mulch around your hydrangea. The mulch will help keep the soil evenly and consistently moist. The mulch should extend out, past the root drip line of your hydrangea, but not up against the trunk and branches of th
