Don't be fooled by the delicacy of its myriad lacecap blooms: Tiny Tuff Stuff mountain hydrangea is a high-performance hydrangea that you can count on. Each summer, hundreds of lacecap blooms cover the plant, thanks to its increased hardiness over its close cousin, the bigleaf hydrangea. Tiny Tuff Stuff™ Mountain Hydrangea super-compact Mountain Hydrangea is prepared to wow you from border or container with handsome deciduous foliage and two flushes of magnificent blooms every year!

Understanding the Context

Hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff™ (Mountain Hydrangea) is a compact, rounded, deciduous shrub laden with delicate lacecap flowers in summer and early fall. The flower heads are composed of large, showy sterile sepals radiating around a central cluster of tiny fertile florets. Tiny Tuff Stuff™ Mountain Hydrangea is a recently introduced hydrangea that has large, delicate flowers in delicious shades of blue to lavender-pink, depending on your soil type. It is an extremely reliable, producing flowers consistently every year, from summer to early fall, in zones 5 to 9.

Key Insights

Tiny Tuff Stuff is a very hardy dwarf hydrangea that produces baby blue flowers in acidic soil and lavender-pink in more alkaline soil. The blooms tip down in a distinctive arching fashion and the shrub's narrow leaves and an abundance of flowers reliably cover the plant every summer. Fret not about frost with this Hydrangea serrata! Tiny Tuff Stuff lives up to its name with its compact habit, tough stems, and hardy bud performance. In contrast to its name, Tiny Tuff Stuff is covered in a plethora of delicate, lacecap blooms that add an exotic yet refined touch to your landscape.

Final Thoughts

I believe Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha to be the most beautiful hydrangea no one knows about. I know that is an exaggeration, especially in light of the fact it is the Proven Winners National Hydrangea of the ...