Q: Would a big box store be a good place to buy healthy panicle hydrangeas? — Rebecca Hunsucker, email. A: You can buy healthy panicle hydrangeas from independent nurseries or f ...

But don’t expect the family of panicle and smooth hydrangeas to fall out of favour anytime soon. Recent introductions such as Bobo and Fire Light Tidbit, both in the panicle category ...

Hydrangea is derived from Greek, meaning “water vessel,” in reference to the shape of the flower blooms. Paniculata refers to the panicles (flowers on many branches). Panicle hydrangeas will ...

The other, hydrangea paniculata, includes what is known as panicle hydrangeas. Both have flowers that consist of florets bunched together to form a shape. Some can be as big as a football.

"Although the flowers have winter appeal, they can catch snow, increasing the likelihood of branch breakage under the snow’s ...

Notably, unlike the aforementioned mopheads and lacecaps, panicle hydrangeas’ flower colour is much less influenced by soil pH. The flowers mostly turn various shades of pink as they mature ...

She points to mountain (H. serrata), smooth (H. arborescens), panicle (H. paniculata), and bigleaf hydrangeas as examples. “Smooth hydrangeas can handle full sun in cooler climates,” notes ...

Hydrangeas should produce big and abundant flowers each year, but it can be disheartening to see lacklustre or few blooms growing on this beautiful plant. If gardeners are seeing no results with ...

The beauty of cut hydrangeas is glorious but fleeting. Find out how to extend the bloom time indoors. Getty Images When hydrangeas burst into glorious bloom, it’s easy to understand why we want ...

Gardening guru Rochelle suggests opting for new wood hydrangeas like limelight hydrangeas if you're having trouble with flowering, as well as recommending panicle hydrangeas (peegee) or smooth ...

Reader Diane J. asks gardening columnist Don Kinzler if it's OK to cut flowers from her Limelight hydrangea in the fall.