Everlasting Noblesse Bigleaf Hydrangea

Everlasting Noblesse Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Everlasting Noblesse')

Everlasting Noblesse Bigleaf Hydrangea is a compact mophead noted for long-lasting, cupped celery green flowers with white centers and colored eyes that vary with soil pH, maturing to richer green as the season advances. Strong stems and rounded, tidy foliage make a refined feature for foundations, borders, and containers.

Distinctive Features

Large, 6 to 8 inch clusters hold for months, showing white-centered green blooms that develop pink, purple, or blue eyes depending on soil chemistry. Thick, sturdy stems resist flopping and enhance cut-flower performance.

Growing Conditions

• Sun Exposure: Morning sun and afternoon shade; avoid hot, reflected exposures.
• Soil: Moist, well drained, humus-rich soil; flower eye color varies with pH and aluminum availability.
• Water: Keep evenly moist, especially during bud and bloom; do not allow prolonged dryness.
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9.
• Mature Size: About 2 to 3 ft tall and 2 to 3 ft wide.

Ideal Uses

• Focal Point: Long-lasting green blooms with shifting eyes create a season-long centerpiece.
• Foundation Planting: Compact habit fits under windows and along paths.
• Mixed Borders: Pairs with hostas, ferns, and summer perennials.
• Containers: Performs in large pots with consistent moisture and shade.
• Cut Flowers: Exceptional vase life and sturdy stems for arrangements.

Low Maintenance Care

• Watering: Water deeply and regularly in summer; mulch to keep roots cool and moist.
• Pruning: Bloom primarily on older wood; prune lightly after flowering to shape and remove spent heads.
• Fertilizing: Feed in spring with a balanced fertilizer; for cooler eye tones acidify with available aluminum, for warmer tones apply garden lime where appropriate.
• Mulching: Maintain a 2 inch organic mulch, keeping it off the stems.
• Notes: Protect swelling buds from late frosts; avoid heavy spring pruning that removes flower set.

Why Choose Everlasting Noblesse Bigleaf Hydrangea?

• Unique Palette: Celery green blooms with white centers and variable eye color.
• Extended Display: Flower heads persist for months on the plant and in the vase.
• Compact Form: Full-size blooms on a small footprint.
• Strong Stems: Non-flopping structure supports large heads.
• Design Versatility: Suits borders, foundations, containers, and cutting gardens.

Provide morning sun, afternoon shade, steady moisture, and light post-bloom pruning to maintain dense growth and richly colored, long-lasting mopheads.