Holte Gardens
Plant Information Cards - Hydrangeas and companion plants
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We update this list monthly to highlight some of the featured plants.
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Summer Crush x Dooley Purple Eye
Summer Crush
We love this cross!
Summer Crush and Dooley Purple Eye bring some of the best traits we want from hydrangeas; vibrant colors, vigorous blooms, glossy, deep green foliage, cold-hardiness, and reblooming habit.
We anticipate seeing some eye-catching blooms - share your photos with us!
Dooley Purple Eye
moderate
Prefers afternoon shade
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Deep Purple x Summer Crush
Summer Crush
Two divas unite!
Summer Crush’s vibrant colors, vigorous blooms, and glossy, deep green foliage meet Deep Purple’s traits of rich texture, hardiness, and long lasting blooms. We love the way the plant forms an almost tulip-like shape. The perfect shape and size for garden design.
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moderate
Prefers afternoon shade
Deep Purple
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Deep Purple x Bloomstruck
Bloomstruck
Trustworthy Bloomstruck meets dramatic Deep Purple - we think something exquisite is growing.
We love the strong, dark, defined stems forming mounded, yet upright structure. If you want hydrangeas that are sturdy, reblooming, with deep colors, this is your pick!
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moderate
Prefers afternoon shade
Deep Purple
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Rock-n-Roll x Azure Sky
Rock-n-Roll
If you are looking for a vigorous, sturdy, large, reblooming, soft-colored cut flower hydrangea, search no more.
We think the combination of these two outstanding rebloomers is a highly anticipated cross, and we would love to hear about how your blooms look.
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moderate
Prefers afternoon shade
Azure Sky
Hydrangea Quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea Snow Queen
Snow Queen is as majestic as the name calls it!
You will find this hydrangea quercifolia interesting throughout the year - large, bold, deep green foliage turn deep, burnt red late fall. And the leaves stay throughout the winter until the new growth emerges! The white blooms are just as striking, held up high and strong, and fades into pink-red. Easy to please, it thrives in not so rich soil with very little attention.
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Low
Ideally, wooded areas with dappled sunshine
Hydrangea Quercifolia Snow Queen
Fragrant Companions
Daphne Odora
The sweet narcissus-like scent of Daphne Odora wafts in the air in the middle of the winter. Native to China, Korea, and Japan, the vigorous clusters of pink or white blooms on glossy, green or variegated, round edged foliage offer a sensory feast in winter when the ground is still too cold for many others. Plant where water naturally runs off or in well drained soil.
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Moderate.
Well-drained soil
Shade friendly, ideally with morning sun
Daphne Odora
Fragrant Companions
Edgeworthia Chrysantha
Sweet sunshine in bleak, dreary winter!
If you are not familiar with this unique, head-turning, intoxicating, winter-blooming Edgeworthia, welcome to the new world! Creamy yellow flower heads open up masse of bright yellow florets on the tip of the branches in February-March, and the blooms stay on almost 8 weeks releasing intensely sweet fragrance! Great woodland/shade garden accent plant. We love pairing edgeworthias with hydrangeas, azaleas, and native azaleas.
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Edgeworthia Chrysantha, aka Paper Bush
Moderate in well-drained soil
Prefers morning sun and afternoon shade
Fragrant Companions
Gardenia Sweet Tea
Gardenia Sweet Tea is a cross between Double Mint and Pinwheel. There are too many cool factors to list:
This winter hardy gardenia is a must in every Georgia garden!
Moderate
Full to part sun
Gardenia
Sun Loving Perennials
Baptisia
Moderate once established
At least 6 hours of sun
Baptisia