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Plant: Wee Bit Grumpy® Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea · Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wee Bit Grumpy'
Size: 2 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Don't be fooled by its curmudgeonly name: Wee Bit Grumpy hydrangea will put a smile on your face! Like its sister plant, Wee Bit Giddy hydrangea, it was selected for its combination of pure, intense, saturated flower color and outstanding landscape performance. And its color is really something you must see to believe: in acidic soils, its big, full blooms take on a moody, dramatic deep purple-blue. They appear amid a neat, tidy mound of compact foliage that resists disease and stands up better to cold weather than conventional hydrangeas.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Don't be fooled by its curmudgeonly name: Wee Bit Grumpy hydrangea will put a smile on your face! Like its sister plant, Wee Bit Giddy hydrangea, it was selected for its combination of pure, intense, saturated flower color and outstanding landscape performance. And its color is really something you must see to believe: in acidic soils, its big, full blooms take on a moody, dramatic deep purple-blue. They appear amid a neat, tidy mound of compact foliage that resists disease and stands up better to cold weather than conventional hydrangeas.
- Flowers
- Big full blooms in deep purple blue in acidic soil and bright red in neutral to alkaline soil.
- Foliage
- Dark green, glossy foliage in a neat compact mound.
- Fruit
- Small cup-like capsules, displayed in fall.
- Bark & stems
- Light brown to tan stems with large leaf scars; the stems emerge from the ground and rarely branch.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Avoid pruning; remove winter-damaged portions in spring.
- Native range
- Japan, China, Korea and Southeast Asia
