[goat granny]

Except for the variety that come out a couple of years ago, growing them in Michigan was kinda hard as they only flower on last years stems and most in colder climates die back to the ground. A couple of years I covered mine with Styrofoam rose covers for winter and they flowers somewhat the following year...As some stems stayed alive by being protected...those stems flower, the new growth of the year will not flower....Even my new ever blooming one is not doing to good, I didn't cover it...

[pandoraou812]

My mom had a green thumb. She could grow anything. She would put it in the ground & it would grow & bloom. I can’t recall her doing anything special with hers. I sure wish I had her luck. My plants do well but not like her flowers etc.

[trisham]

I have a “limelight” hydrangea that I do absolutely nothing to and it is taking over one of my gardens. It's a beautiful plant, about seven feet tall and almost as wide, with gorgeous blooms that make excellent cut flowers. I live in Massachusetts where we can have temps of -20 in winter. I highly recommend this variety of hydrangea.