Bloomstruck Endless Summer® Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘P11HM-11′ Bloomstruck

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-4′

Width at Maturity: 4-5′

Spacing: 3.5′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Globose/Round, Mounding

Flower Color: Violet-Blue to Purple in acid soil or Deep Rose Pink in alkaline soil

Flower Size: Large – up to 5″ inch diameter!

Flowering Period: Early Summer through Fall!

Flower Type: Single in large clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: NA

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Part Shade (South) – Sun or Part Shade (North)

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established in part shade), Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

Reblooming all summer long, ‘Bloomstruck’ is a cross between ‘The Original’ and ‘Twist-n-Shout’, two members of the Endless Summer® Hydrangea series, which were bred for their cold hardiness and the ability to bloom on both old and new wood. Bloomstruck produces abundant large flower clusters of deep purple to vivid deep rose or any shade between depending on the soil pH. Sometimes several color shades of flowers will show on the same bush. An acid soil will create deep violet-blue to purple flowers while an alkaline soil creates deep rose-pink flowers. Strong red-purple stems and dark green leaves with red petioles and red veins turn a handsome reddish purple in fall.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a rounded mound 4 feet tall and wide and producing abundant flowers throughout the season, the Bloomstruck Hydrangea is useful as an accent, in groupings, or as a natural hedge in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. It is also highly suitable for container culture and is a fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens and pink or purple theme gardens, depending on soil pH.

Suggested Spacing: 3.5 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Planting Zone 4a, where this Hydrangea variety is not reliably winter hardy outdoors, you can enjoy it in containers that can be moved indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Bloomstruck Endless Summer® Hydrangea is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. An acid soil will create deep violet-blue to purple flowers while an alkaline soil creates deep rose-pink flowers. The plants will tolerate full sun in northern zones however will appreciate some afternoon shade or filtered sun in warmer southern zones. We suggest at least 5 hours of direct sunlight per day or all day lightly filtered sun for best flowering. Unlike other mophead hydrangea, you can prune the Endless Summer hydrangeas at any time of year, though we recommend a late winter pruning and a deadheading (removal of faded flowers) after its first flush of blooms have faded.

Note: Bloomstruck is an everblooming Hydrangea macrophylla species that produces its flowers from buds formed on both new and old wood.

For proper pruning time and techniques on various types of Hydrangea see: How To Prune Various Types of Hydrangea

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Hydrangea shrubs.

How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots

How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea

How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas

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I ordered several plants from Wilson. They all arrived in amazing condition packed securely(and ingeniously I might add)! Very healthy plants! Being January nothing has happened( as far as blooming etc. but I am sure they will burst forth in spring!————————————————————–Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

I thought I was crazy to order these in the midst of summer heatwave. But they were on sale so I took a chance.. Shipping was very fast. Packaging super sturdy. Plants arrived healthy and soil still damp.. They have settled in well. Can’t wait for full glory next year!—————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This Bloomstruck ES hydrangea and one other plant are my first order from Wison Bros and I am a believer!! I have mail ordered plants here and there the last 20 years and no one comes close to the level of superhero packing that these plants were in. They arrived safe, secure, moist, and ready for planting. Love that large size, older plants are available, any advantage is useful in the Las Vegas area dry heat! I’ve had Bloomstruck in the ground for a few weeks now and she is thriving. She arrived with sturdy healthy stems, foliage and buds, and is already blooming like crazy. 10 stars!!———————————————————Wow!! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Every step of the process that I can think of; from ordering, researching, advice, reviews, support, has been made user friendly from this company. It’s still early January (live in FL), so I expected my plants to be dormant, but I have had them in the ground for about 2 weeks and they are already showing signs of new buds.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Packaging and Shipping from Wilson Bros. was very good. This is a very strong plant. I had to actually move it to another spot (because our lawn was being repaired) but it survived and started growing soon after. I didn’t think it was going to make it but it perked up nicely.————————————–So glad it is doing well! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Came well packaged! With blooms!! Beautiful, still moist.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Plants arrived in mint condition.
Not all in ground yet.They will be soon. And fit just right.
Thank you again.———————————————————–Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

Plant arrived in good shape and is doing well in the garden. Thanks.—————————-We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

The plant arrived in perfect condition and bloomed shortly after we planted it. The flowers are gorgeous! Wish I had bought two, sigh.————————————————–Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I have been ordering plants online for years due to the remote locations of our 2 ranches & our home so when I get to the location the plants would be deliver within a day. The time it takes to drive a couple hours plus hook up the trailer, load, unload, etc it’s my time vs what I can get ordered online in the evenings with a quality nursery. I HAVE NEVER had full size plants delivered as promised. I’m so floored, absolutely astounded at the nursery quality of these/your deliveries, one box after another the contents are perfect And enormous.
So, I will start ordering early next year, I feel like I missed out on so many sold out items! This summer is not over yet either, I’m so grateful I found you.
A huge thank you for doing everything just right!——————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

Absolutely Stunning!———————————-Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG