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Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’            Reblooming Hydrangea                                

 Size:  3’ X 5’

 Exposure:  Part to Mostly Sunny (Stay away from afternoon sun)

 Flower Time:  Mid June to September

 Ornamental Characteristics:

 Penny Mac is a jewel.  Because of Kentucky’s curse of being squeezed between northern and southern climates, we are forced to grow many great garden plants knowing that they may or may not get to fully bloom or grow as much, depending on which winter we have.  Big Leaf Hydrangeas fall into this category.  H. macrophylla sets its flower buds in the summer before the spring it blooms.  Therefore, when it gets hit with a late frost or a more severe winter and the stems get frozen back to the ground, the blooms die along with them.  However, this is no longer the case.  Penny Mac has the capability to set new buds if the overwintered ones die and bloom every summer.  What a treat!     While this reblooming ability was in question for a while, the great folks at the University of Kentucky have proven this to be a definite recurring trait of this plant.  Originally distributed by Mike Dirr.