he did say her zone was too cold (I agree)..but in my opinion she still won't have blooms..I don't know exactly what he planted..the name was as clear as mud lol..he did say it bloomed on old and new wood..it wasn't in an Endless Summer blue pot was it?..so what was it?..he should've planted an arborescens or paniculata..IF there's a mac that will bloom in zone 5 he should say the name!..the homeowner seemed clueless..thanks for sharing but that video missed the mark for me..

He said hydrangea macrophylla hortensia.

Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoeWfNA-7g4

Its easier to watch because you can enlarge the screen.

I agree with you I don't see it blooming without winter protection.

Otherwise, I enjoyed the video but think his replacement plant won't work out either.

Too bad for the homeowner Nancy.

it is too bad for Nancy..I did hear him say hydrangea macrophylla hortensia but that's not a cultivar name..doesn't that name apply to any mophead macrophylla?..so many people don't understand hydrangeas do they?..at a stoplight today I saw a landscaping crew working at a Dr's office..there were bloomless macrophyllas clipped like meatballs full of dead stems..and I thought "why were these planted here?"..I doubt if the Dr selected macs..an uninformed landscaper probably selected and planted them..they SHOULD know better..

That's true, I believe hortensia can apply to any mophead.

Even if it is a reblooming cultivar like endless summer its doubtful it will bloom without winter protection.

Thus, at the end of the day homeowner will be back to square one.

I agree..so because information about macrophyllas wasn't clear in this video a viewer in zone 5 could be misled..they might buy a reblooming mophead mac and think they're going to have lots of blooms..not knowing it needs winter protection..

I think the majority of people who buy Hydrangea Macrophyllas don't know they need winter protection. I didn't either until I started researching care and came across this site. What kills me is If I lived 1 hour east of my current location, I wouldn't need winter protection.........

Billy..when I bought my first Nikko Blue about 25 years ago I didn't know they need winter protection..but I found out soon enough..never bought another mac until 2005 when I saw Endless Summers..read the deceitful (in my opinion) tag and fell for the hype..