The most attractive blossoms are unable to produce seeds. Some plants bear clusters containing only sterile flowers, but most have clusters that include fertile ones, tiny starlike blossoms usually at the centers of the clusters. Big-leafed hydrangea are available in blue, white or pink. These varieties are often forced into early-spring bloom by florists for sale as a house plant. Flower clusters are 4 to 8 inches across but some varieties have 15-inch clusters.
All varieties are useful in borders and near a house.
The flowers may range from pink to blue depending on the soil's acidity. They do well in seaside gardens and big-leafed hydrangeas positively flourish near the shore. Propagate from softwood cuttings of young growth in late spring or early summer, from semihardwood cuttings of more mature growth in mid- or late summer, or from hardwood cuttings of dormant leafless growth in fall or winter. Easy A Gardener's Visual Guide to When and How to Prune Everything. Add our channel to your Pocket PC, Palm, or other wiresless device.