PL#283
Let’S Dance Hot Stepper
Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMNHSDE'
Vibrant, striking, and packed with blooms! A new addition to the Let’s Dance® series of hydrangeas, Let’s Dance Hot Stepper bigleaf hydrangea has striking deep pink blooms accented with a white star. The large dome-shaped blooms arrive on strong stems in summer, and they just keep coming! This continuous blooming Hydrangea macrophylla × serrata performs at the highest level, blooming abundantly even if it’s cut back or frosted in spring. A real workhorse, growers will appreciate that it can be cycle-pruned to ship in-bloom product throughout the growing season.
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- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- macrophylla
- Cultivar
- SMNHSDE
- Trade name
- LET’S DANCE HOT STEPPER
- Hardiness zones
- 4–9 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 3–4 ft
- Mature width
- —
- Description
- Vibrant, striking, and packed with blooms! A new addition to the Let’s Dance® series of hydrangeas, Let’s Dance Hot Stepper bigleaf hydrangea has striking deep pink blooms accented with a white star. The large dome-shaped blooms arrive on strong stems in summer, and they just keep coming! This continuous blooming Hydrangea macrophylla × serrata performs at the highest level, blooming abundantly even if it’s cut back or frosted in spring. A real workhorse, growers will appreciate that it can be cycle-pruned to ship in-bloom product throughout the growing season.
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Deer resistant
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- Thornless
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- Asexual propagation forbidden
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