Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer The Original' 10/2021 Bigleaf-
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer The Original' 10/2021 Bigleaf- (Black, 2004) Bigleaf Hydrangea, Mature size: 3x3’, Blue or pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Month 6c, In Garden Bed S3,4,2 for 17.5 YEARS (Wayside). Planted in 2004.
Found in a St. Paul garden (~1996) by Vernon Glen Black (an employee of Bailey Nurseries). Patented by Bailey Nurseries as Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' and marketed as Endless Summer® (PP15298, 2004). Eventually, this trademark grew into a series, so 'Bailmer' is now commonly called Endless Summer® The Original. It had the unique ability to dependably bloom on both old and new growth as far north as Zone 4. Michael A. Dirr from the University of Georgia developed three additional cultivars for the series.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2019, 20, 21:
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer The Original' 10/2021 Bigleaf-
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer The Original' 10/2021 Bigleaf- (Black, 2004) Bigleaf Hydrangea, Mature size: 3x3’, Blue or pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Month 6c, In Garden Bed S3,4,2 for 17.5 YEARS (Wayside). Planted in 2004.
Found in a St. Paul garden (~1996) by Vernon Glen Black (an employee of Bailey Nurseries). Patented by Bailey Nurseries as Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' and marketed as Endless Summer® (PP15298, 2004). Eventually, this trademark grew into a series, so 'Bailmer' is now commonly called Endless Summer® The Original. It had the unique ability to dependably bloom on both old and new growth as far north as Zone 4. Michael A. Dirr from the University of Georgia developed three additional cultivars for the series.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2019, 20, 21: