Tuff Stuff Hydrangea
Shrub

Tuff Stuff Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'Tuff Stuff'

Reblooming mountain hydrangea with delicate lacecap blooms. Takes more cold than macrophyllas and keeps flowering after harsh winters.

Bloom Season
Jun - Oct
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Sun Requirements
Part Sun4-6 hours
Part Shade2-4 hours
Water Needs
Moderate
Regular watering
Size & Zones
2-3' tall
USDA Zones 5-9
Bloom Colors
Pink
Blue
Purple
Traits
Pollinator Friendly Reblooming Container Friendly Cut Flower
Soil
LoamClay
Other Hydrangea Varieties
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Endless Summer
Reblooms on old and new wood, so you get flowers even after a harsh winter.
Limelight Hydrangea
Limelight
Cone-shaped blooms open chartreuse, mature to white, then blush pink in fall.
Annabelle Hydrangea
Annabelle
Enormous snowball blooms on a native species.
Incrediball Hydrangea
Incrediball
Annabelle's bigger sibling with stronger stems that don't flop.
Little Lime Hydrangea
Little Lime
Compact Limelight.
Bobo Hydrangea
Bobo
Dwarf paniculata smothered in blooms.
Quick Fire Hydrangea
Quick Fire
Blooms a full month before other paniculatas.
Pinky Winky Hydrangea
Pinky Winky
Two-tone blooms with white tips and pink bases.
Nikko Blue Hydrangea
Nikko Blue
The classic blue mophead.
Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea
Strawberry Sundae
Compact paniculata cones open creamy white, blush pink in summer, then deepen to strawberry red as fall arrives.
Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
Invincibelle Spirit II
The first pink Annabelle-type hydrangea, with strong stems holding hot-pink globe blooms upright through the season.
Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
Vanilla Strawberry
Cone blooms open creamy white, age to soft pink, then deepen to strawberry red while new white cones keep emerging above them.
Phantom Hydrangea
Phantom
Huge cone blooms up to 15 inches long open white and age to dusty pink.
Fire Light Hydrangea
Fire Light
Upright cones open pure white and transform to deep pomegranate red as the season ages.
Little Quick Fire Hydrangea
Little Quick Fire
Compact form of Quick Fire that blooms early on a container-sized plant.
Pairs Well With
Hosta
Perennial
Astilbe
Perennial
Japanese Anemone
Perennial
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