Buy Hydrangea macrophylla 'Marechal Foch'

Marechal Foch hydrangea is popular in the florist industry while remaining uncommon in gardens, at least in gardens in the American South. It does well in our hot, humid Georgia garden, so maybe it will become more popular out-of-doors too. It's a mophead that can (depending on Al availability) have saturated color and when deep blue, it is most often described as gentian blue. What "gentian blue" means for you in your garden is that the particular blue color of Marechal Foch is different that other blue hydrangeas. We like variety like that. The heads are hefty, but don't fear - the stems are strong too. It's free flowering and floriferous and something a little different if you're one of those hydrangea gardeners who already has everything.

One of the best old hydrangeas. One of the most commonly grown for forcing in Europe, the Marechal Foch plant features numerous strong flowers even after the hardest of winters. It is often used in pollination and seed raising because of its strong fertile flowers with vivid color. This small plant produces rich rosy-pink, purple to vivid deep gentian blue blooms depending on the soil type. The hydrangea is one of the Mouillere hydrangeas first bred in 1924 and also one of the best loved.