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Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Mountain Hydrangea

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Hydrangea serrata 'SMNHSG' Tuff Stuff Top Fun™ PP35,034

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Tuff Stuff Top Fun® Mountain Hydrangea

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Tuff Stuff Top Fun is a mountain hydrangea, Hydrangea serrata, which is the hardier cousin of the bigleaf types and the reason this one flowers in gardens where mopheads get frozen out. It stays 2 to 3 feet tall and wide in part sun to part shade, hardy from Zone 4 through Zone 9, and reaches full size in two or three seasons.

The flowers are lacecaps, a ring of showy florets around an open fertile center, in a mix of pink, blue, and purple depending on your soil. Bloom starts in early summer and reblooms through fall on new growth, so the plant keeps producing after the first flush finishes.

Mountain hydrangeas carry smaller, tougher leaves and set flower buds that survive cold better than bigleaf buds do. That is what makes this group worth knowing about if you have lost mopheads to a late frost. Bees come to the fertile centers through the bloom.

The color of the blooms depends on your soil. Acidic soil gives blue and purple tones, neutral to alkaline gives pink, and many gardens land somewhere in between so a single plant carries several shades. Give it morning sun with afternoon shade and consistent moisture. Avoid hard spring pruning, since it flowers on old wood as well as new.

Size at Maturity

Height 2'- 3' Spread 2'- 3'

Growing Zone

USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9

Lowest Temperatures -30°F to -20°F

Light Requirements

Part sun to part shade - 3 to 6 hours of direct sun, or dappled light through the day

Wildlife Benefits

Supports Bees

Special Conditions

Reblooming

Seasons of Interest

Summer
Fall

How to Plant

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Planting and Care Guide

Planting Tips

Plant in moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Space 3–4 feet apart. Water thoroughly after planting and mulch 2–3 inches deep.

Care Tips

Water deeply and consistently. Reblooms on both old and new wood, but the heaviest flush comes from buds set the previous summer. Prune out dead wood in spring once live buds are visible, and avoid cutting into healthy stems. Deadhead after the first flush to encourage the repeat bloom. Fertilize in spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer. Flower color depends on soil pH- acidic produces blue to purple; alkaline produces pink. Tuff Stuff Top Fun® produces fully double, mophead-style flowers- quite different from the lacecap form of other Tuff Stuff types. The fully double flowers are particularly full, lush, and long-lasting. Cold-hardy and reliable with excellent rebloom. Largely pest-free.