Overview

The Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea is a exceptional choice for gardeners seeking continuous color and a manageable size. This particular variety is celebrated for its ability to produce abundant, delightful mophead flowers that can display rich blue or charming pink hues, depending on soil conditions. As a live plant, it arrives ready to thrive in your garden or container. Its compact nature makes it perfect for smaller spaces, patios, or adding a vibrant splash to mixed borders. This reblooming hydrangea ensures a prolonged season of interest, making it a valuable addition to any landscape design. Its sturdy frame supports a lavish display of blossoms, truly making it a focal point.

As part of an improved reblooming series, the Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea offers enhanced performance and a consistent floral show. The ability to influence its flower color from blue to pink, or vice versa, adds an exciting dimension for gardeners who enjoy customizing their plant’s appearance. It’s an excellent choice for those looking for a reliable and beautiful flowering shrub that provides continuous enjoyment throughout the growing season.

Key Benefits

The Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea offers numerous advantages for both novice and experienced gardeners, enhancing any outdoor space with its beauty and resilience.

• Extended Bloom Season: Enjoy a prolonged display of beautiful flowers from spring through fall, thanks to its reblooming nature. This means more consistent color in your garden when many other plants have finished their show.
• Vibrant Color Control: Unique ability to change flower color from rich blue to lovely pink by adjusting soil pH and aluminum availability. This allows for a personalized touch in your garden design, creating a truly bespoke aesthetic.
• Compact Growth Habit: Its naturally compact size makes it perfect for smaller gardens, patio containers, or as a striking border plant. It won’t overwhelm your space, making it an ideal choice for urban gardeners or those with limited room.
• Sturdy & Resilient: Features a strong, upright growth habit that supports its large mophead blooms without flopping, even after heavy rains. This ensures a consistently attractive appearance in various weather conditions.
• Versatile Landscape Use: Excellent for mass plantings, foundation plantings, mixed borders, or as a specimen plant. The versatility of this outdoor flowering shrub allows it to fit seamlessly into diverse garden styles and designs.
• Attracts Pollinators: The abundant flowers can attract beneficial pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden, contributing to a healthy ecosystem.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, this reblooming hydrangea care is relatively straightforward, requiring minimal effort for maximum impact.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper care is essential for your Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea to thrive and produce its stunning blue or pink flowers. This live plant prefers a location with partial shade, ideally morning sun and afternoon shade, especially in hotter climates. Too much direct, intense sun can scorch the leaves and fade the flowers. Aim for about 4-6 hours of sunlight daily. Consistent moisture is crucial, particularly during dry spells and when the plant is actively blooming. The soil should be kept consistently moist but never waterlogged, as this can lead to root rot. Well-draining soil is paramount for healthy growth.

For blue flowers, the soil pH needs to be acidic (5.2-5.5) and rich in aluminum. You can amend the soil with aluminum sulfate, applied according to package directions, to achieve and maintain this color. Without sufficient aluminum or in more alkaline soil, the flowers will tend to be pink. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer formulated for acid-loving plants or one high in phosphorus for pink blooms, or potassium for blue blooms. Pruning should be done after the first flush of flowers to encourage reblooming. Remove spent blooms and any dead or weak stems. The compact mophead hydrangea is generally hardy in USDA zones 5-9.

Protect your blue hydrangea plant from harsh winter winds in colder zones by applying a thick layer of mulch around the base. Ensure good air circulation around the plant to prevent fungal diseases. While generally robust, keep an eye out for common pests like aphids or spider mites, treating them with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap if necessary. Following these guidelines will help ensure your Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea remains healthy and vibrant, providing beautiful blooms year after year.

Size & Details

This Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea is supplied as a healthy live plant in a 4-inch nursery pot, providing a well-established root system for successful transplanting. At maturity, this compact mophead hydrangea typically reaches a height and spread of 2-3 feet, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens, containers, or front-of-border plantings. Its moderate growth rate means it will fill out nicely within a few seasons, offering a substantial floral display. The plant is shipped in its nursery pot with soil, ensuring it arrives in optimal condition, ready for planting.

Expect the first flush of blooms in late spring to early summer, with subsequent reblooming cycles extending well into the fall, especially with proper care and deadheading. The mature size and reblooming habit make this outdoor flowering shrub a long-lasting and rewarding addition to your landscape. The ability to manage the flower color adds another layer of customization for the gardener.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: The Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea typically grows to a compact size of 2-3 feet tall and wide at maturity, making it ideal for various garden settings and containers.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: This reblooming hydrangea plant is shipped in a 4-inch nursery pot, providing a healthy start for your garden.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This is an outdoor flowering shrub, best suited for garden beds, borders, or large outdoor containers where it can receive adequate sunlight and space.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: The Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea thrives in partial shade, ideally receiving morning sun and protection from intense afternoon sun to prevent leaf scorch.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, with consistent watering and proper soil amendments, this compact mophead hydrangea is relatively easy to care for and is known for its robust nature.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your live plant will arrive carefully packaged in its nursery pot with soil, ensuring its health and vitality during transit.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: This reblooming variety typically starts blooming in late spring to early summer and continues to produce flowers through fall. You can expect blooms in its first growing season.
• Q: Can I change the flower color? A: Yes, you can influence the flower color. To achieve blue flowers, ensure acidic soil (pH 5.2-5.5) with sufficient aluminum. For pink flowers, aim for a more alkaline soil and avoid aluminum.
• Q: What’s the best time to plant this hydrangea? A: Spring or early fall are generally the best times to plant your Blue Jangles Reblooming Hydrangea, allowing it to establish its root system before extreme temperatures.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This outdoor flowering shrub is hardy in USDA Zones 5-9. In colder zones (Zone 5), providing winter protection with mulch is recommended.