BHG often seems to rename hydrangeas for their own branding purposes, but they often have a different *real* or genetic name.

Coincidentally, there is a trademark name Good Golly that was applied for in 2013 and granted in 2015.

http://www.trademarkia.com/good-golly-85943964.html

This would lead me to believe that the plant was bred by Tim Wood of Spring Meadow Nurseries, who does most work for Proven Winners. His plants are very unique, and at least average to well above average.

Unfortunately the trademark information doesn't reveal what type of hydrangea this is or anything else about it. Tim has not yet mass-produced a white hydrangea macrophylla to my knowledge, so this might be one of his prime test specimens.

A patent application would reveal more complete information, but there hasn't been one applied for regarding this plant..

Thanks for your information. It had a round white bloom that was probably forced in a green house. I may go back and look again. I should have taken a picture.:-)

Welcome. If you do, please post the pic! It would've certainly been "forced" or at least started early in a warmed environment.

More information on Good Golly. It was from Park Hill Plants and is a Paniculata that will grow to 6-8 ft tall. I am going to pass on this plant because there is not enough information.

They also had a Weigila Flordia called Midnight Shine by BHG.

BHG must have plants that they produce for walmart?

I did go on over to Lowes and the had a nice White Out Hydrangea but not sure I have enough shade for it.

Best wishes, Margaret

Good Golly is a trademark name. The cultivar name is 'Smhppino' (Try and pronounce that! No wonder they came up with another marketing name).
This is a description of it:

The plants of 'SMHPPINO' are shorter
than the plants of 'Limelight'. The colour of the stem of 'SMHPPINO' is
dark brown whereas the stem of 'Limelight' is light brown-green. The
sepals of the sterile flower of 'SMHPPINO' have a medium degree of
overlapping while those of 'Limelight' have a weak degree of
overlapping. When the sterile flower is fully open, the colour of the
inner side of the sepal of 'SMHPPINO' is light green becoming white
towards the margin while the inner side of the sepal of 'Limelight' is
light yellow with a light green tone around the veins. When the sterile
flower is aged, the colour of the inner side of the sepal of 'SMHPPINO'
is light green becoming white towards the margin with a blush of purple
red at the margin while the sepal of 'Limelight' is yellow green with a
blush of purple red at the margin.

It seems like they come out with a half dozen or so new paniculatas every season. Are the newer ones any better than the more established varieties? I think it is more a matter of personal choice as to the mature size of the plant and the specific flower color and how it looks as it ages. I don't know of any "bad" paniculatas :-)) They all seem to do equally well - it's the slight differences in appearance and big marketing hype that seems to draw everyone to the newest introductions.

Thanks for the comparison of Lime Light and Good Golly. I agree all the paniculatas are great. They are my favorite plant and flower. I hope eventually there are more pictures of GG