"Under 3' feet" is pretty tiny for just about any type of mac!! Even Blushing Bride will grow larger than that in suitable areas not easily affected by cold winters.

Leaving the mature size aside, I would wonder why after 3+ years, yours is still small and spindly. Has it experienced winter dieback (unusual in a zone 7b)? Is the siting or soil not to its liking?

My favorite white flowered mac - hands down - is Mme. Emile Mouillere. But if happy, she can get to be a big girl! She is also remontant in my climate....producing flowers over an extended period on both old and new wood.

Thank you. Garden gal. I think the site is too sunny for a mophead So it does not grow much during the summer. Then I think there is winter die back for some reason so I started protecting it in winter. I am going put in a h. Arborescens Wee One which I think will be more sun tolerant. I am going to move the Blushing Bride to shady front yard. I also bought a Limetta on sale which Is a bit bigger than Wee One and can tolerate the Sunnier front yard bed.

Mme. Emile Mouillere Is so beautiful. too big for my spot. Do you really get orange from the faded blooms?

I meant wee white

My Blushing Bride used to be a lot bigger than it is today. I think the chipmunks have disturbed a lot of roots of the plants in this area so I plan on taking some cuttings of some hydrangeas in this area to start somewhere else. I even lost one of my Annabelle hydrangeas in another area and I see a big hole under its dead branches (chipmunks if I had to guess).

BB in 2013

Last year it did okay but compared to Ellen Huff close by it is a pipsqueak.

In my neck of the woods BB was The Biggest DUD( THE WORST)after 5 yrs without A Bloom.....BYE BYE