Nikko Blue Hydrangea Live Plant – Quart Pot – 6–10" Tall – Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'

Enhance your landscape with the classic beauty of Nikko Blue Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'), a deciduous flowering shrub known for its large, showy blue flower clusters when grown in acidic to neutral soil. This popular ornamental shrub is ideal for foundation plantings, mixed borders, cottage gardens, woodland gardens, and decorative containers.

This listing includes one live Nikko Blue Hydrangea, measuring approximately 6–10 inches tall at the time of shipping and growing in a quart nursery pot. The healthy, well-rooted plant is ready for transplanting into the landscape or a larger container.

Plant Size at Shipping:

• Quantity: 1 live plant
• Approx. 6–10 inches tall at time of shipping
• Quart nursery pot

Plant Information:

• Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
• Common Name: Nikko Blue Hydrangea
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Growth Habit: Rounded, mounding shrub
• Bloom Color: Blue in acidic to neutral soil
• Bloom Season: May through July
• Foliage: Green deciduous leaves
• Landscape Uses: Foundation plantings, borders, cottage gardens, woodland gardens, specimen plantings, and containers

Shipping Restriction:

Due to agricultural regulations, this item cannot be shipped to restricted locations. Orders placed from restricted locations may be canceled.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, bloom color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

🔹 BULLET POINTS:

• Includes 1 live Nikko Blue Hydrangea
• Approx. 6–10 inches tall at shipping
• Grown in a quart nursery pot
• Blue blooms in acidic to neutral soil
• Blooms from late spring through summer
• Attractive deciduous shrub
• Excellent for borders, foundation plantings, and containers
• Performs best in full sun to partial shade
• Prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil
• Hardy in USDA Zones 6–9

🧾 MATERIALS:

• 1 Live Nikko Blue Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue')

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Nikko Blue Hydrangea
Scientific Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Blue Flowers (soil pH dependent)
Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil
Water: Medium; maintain consistently moist soil
USDA Zone: 6–9

❓ FAQ:

1. What is included with this listing?
You will receive one live Nikko Blue Hydrangea, approximately 6–10 inches tall, growing in a quart nursery pot.

2. Why are the flowers blue?
The blue flower color develops best when grown in slightly acidic to neutral soil.

3. Can it be grown in containers?
Yes. Nikko Blue Hydrangea grows well in large containers with regular watering and proper drainage.

4. What growing conditions are best?
It performs best in full sun to partial shade with consistently moist, well-drained soil.

5. Which USDA hardiness zones are suitable?
Nikko Blue Hydrangea is hardy in USDA Zones 6–9.