Here's a Hydrangea that's hardy to Zone 4, is not bothered by pH, blooms midsummer to frost, and tolerates drought. Massive flower heads, bicolored pink-and-white, are held upright on strong red stems. Imagine this as a flowering hedge. A Proven Winners™/Color Choice® variety. PP 16,166

The Royal Horticultural Society conducted a 5-year trial of 47 varieties of Hydrangea paniculata, and Pinky Winky™ was one of just 10 given their highest rating, an Award of Garden Merit.

A valuable genus of some 100 species of shrubs and vines grown for their large and very showy flower heads. Hydrangeas are at their best in summer and fall – quiet time for most woody plants – and are worth having for that reason alone.