BloomStruck® Reblooming Hydrangea Variegated Blooms are star shaped puff-balls

Blooms are star shaped puff-balls resting on small chive like stalks late spring into early summer

though light shaping can be done in early summer if desired

The compact size and manageable spread also make this cultivar an excellent groundcover for sunny slopes and rocky hillsides where erosion control and visual interest are desired

Geranium maculatum

As one city forester noted

BloomStruck® Reblooming Hydrangea Variegated Blooms are star shaped puff-ballsBloomStruck arrives in the garden as both a visual statement and a practical achievement. The large mophead flower clusters, reaching up to 5 inches across, open in vivid rose pink to violet blue depending on soil pH acidic conditions push the blooms toward rich purple blue, while alkaline soils favor warm rose and cranberry tones. What sets BloomStruck apart from the broader world of Hydrangea macrophylla is its ability to produce buds not only on