Why Plant Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea?
Big blooms AND big leaves on this stunning Bigleaf Hydrangea! Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea explodes in late spring in an eruption of rounded pom-pom like flowers in hues that are reminiscent of clear summer skies. These mop-head blooms are perched atop a tall and sturdy stem, making them a wonderful addition to floral arrangements! Large, deep green leaves serve as a stunning backdrop to the blooms - making them POP! In fall, the foliage turns a golden yellow before falling for the winter. Find a somewhat shady spot in your landscape and plant this dazzling Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea as it will light your landscape!
How to use Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea in the landscape?
With its large blooms and foliage, the Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea is an ideal shrub for a hedge row, cut flower garden addition or as a mixed border. However you choose to use this charming hydrangea, you can't go wrong!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-8
How To Plant Azure Skies™ Bigleaf Hydrangea
Big Leaf Hydrangea grow best when they get full sun for part of the day and shade the balance of the day. Up north, where the summers are cooler, they like full sun for up to six hours each day. As you move south, the summer sun is more intense, so less full sun is desired. In Zone 8, consider two hours of full direct sun as ideal. Your Big Leaf Hydrangea will have pink flowers in an alkaline soil and blue flowers in acidic soil.
How To Water
Your Bigleaf Hydrangea should be watered regularly and deeply until plant has reaches establishment. Once the plant has matured, it will need average water.
How To Fertilize
Feed your Bigleaf Hydrangeas yearly with an organic fertilizer, our Elements Starter Plant Food will work best!
How To Prune
Prune your hydrangea right after it flowers to control its size or to tidy things up. Don't prune it hard - those stems will have flower buds for next year! Your Azure Skies™ Hydrangea is a reblooming variety and will follow its initial huge flowering period with more flowers through the rest of the summer and into early Fall.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
