POSTED BY KIM — All you hydrangea lovers have probably already heard about ‘Invincibelle Spirit,’ the world’s first pink ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea. You can’t open a magazine almost without seeing an ad for it, so we expect it to be a big big seller next year. I say “next year” because it hasn’t been released for regular retail sale yet (although a few mail order companies might have small quantities — and by “small,” I mean quart-sized plants).
But yay! the hydrangea gods were looking down on us this week and we were able to get a hundred or so 3-gallon ‘Invincibelle Spirits’ in at Sugar Creek — all budded or blooming.
If you don’t know about this plant, here are the quick stats:
- It’s an arborescens (native) type hydrangea, so it blooms on new wood. This means late freezes and fall pruning won’t result in loss of flower buds.
- It’s a RE-BLOOMER. Starts blooming in July and goes until a hard frost.
- Reaches 3′-4′ tall and wide.
- Prefers morning sun, afternoon shade, and maybe additional watering during drought.
- Approximately 100 blooms per shrub.
- Proven Winners will donate $1 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for each shrub sold.
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