Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea
Hydrangea 'SMNHSME'

Height: 3 feet
Spread: 4 feet
Sunlight: Full sun / Partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Hydrangea macrophylla x serrata

Description:
A floriferous compact shrub producing large mophead blooms that range from rose pink to sky blue, depending on soil pH. It blooms on both old and new wood and is ideal for shrub borders, foundation plantings, and patio containers.

Ornamental Features:
Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea features bold, rounded flower clusters with rose tones, sky blue overtones, and chartreuse eyes from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has forest green deciduous foliage, and the serrated pointy leaves do not develop notable fall color.

Landscape Attributes:
Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a rounded form. Its relatively coarse texture helps it stand apart from plants with finer foliage.

This shrub requires occasional maintenance and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing the current season's blooms. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges and Screening
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting

Planting & Growing:
Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be slightly leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. It grows at a fast rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub performs best in full sun to partial shade and should be protected from hot, dry locations with intense afternoon sun or reflected heat. It requires evenly moist, well-drained soil and benefits from periodic applications of a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through the growing season. It is not particular about soil type or pH, though soil pH influences flower color. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and benefits from a sheltered planting location. Applying a thick mulch in both summer and winter helps conserve soil moisture and protect roots in exposed or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Let's Dance Sky View Hydrangea makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape and is also well suited for outdoor pots and containers. Due to its size, it works well as a thriller in the spiller-thriller-filler container combination when planted near the center of the pot. It is also suitable for growing alone in a container. Plants grown in containers may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag and typically require more frequent watering than those grown in the landscape.