Buy Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 3'-4'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley' plant details

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In fall and summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: hydrangeaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 4 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, dried-arrangements, hedge, long-blooming, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Blue mophead hydrangea, very cold hardy

By: Nasketucket Gardens

Dirr collected this in Coach Vince Dooley's back yard (cheaper than a trip to China?); its a frost resistant variety with little or no tip dieback and robust clusters of blue or pink flowers depending on soil pH. We suspect its been previously circulated under a different cultivar name but if Dirr couldn't put a name to it, we won't even attempt to.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Known to bloom on new wood and old wood. This wonderful hydrangea was found blooming in the backyard of University of Georgia Coach Dooley by renowned horticulturist and hydrangea lover Dr. Michael Dirr after a cold winter that left most hydrangeas bloomless. We've grown it for several years and we get blooms every year without fail. The blooms can be blue or pink depending on the acidity of the soil. It is a strong and vigorous growing hydrangea that we have seen bloom twice in one season.

By: Hydrangeas Plus

The only Hydrangea with flower buds hardy enough to survive Georgia' s 1996 devastating freeze, 'Dooley'(developed by Dr.Michael Dirr) produced its blue-acid/pink-alk flowers profusely even that year. PSh/Med