Proven Winners® Wee Bit Grumpy® Hydrangea

Striking Royal Blue to Pinky-Red Summer Blooms 

Don’t be swayed by the title—the Wee Bit Grumpy® is one of the most vibrant and cheery dwarf hydrangeas you can grow. In acidic soil, the large blooms turn into a deep purple and royal blue, while alkaline-leaning soil will yield a bright pink-red.

Bigleaf hydrangeas don’t require any pruning, making them one of the best low-maintenance but high-impact shrubs to add to your ornamental garden. They begin blooming in early summer and will last well into the fall.

Known as a florist’s hydrangea, this bigleaf variety works exceptionally well as cut and dried flowers. Add them to your garden bed as a border, landscape, or focal shrub. As a dwarf hydrangea with a mounded growth habit, the Wee Bit Grumpy® also performs well in containers with winter protection.

Add this bold, beautiful shrub to your garden today, and enjoy it for years to come!

About Proven Winners®: Proven Winners® ColorChoice Shrubs offers flowering shrubs, evergreens, and trees that have been tested for eight to ten years to ensure they outperform conventional varieties. That means bigger flowers, more colorful foliage, reblooming, disease resistance, new habits, or anything that makes them more beautiful and easier to grow in your landscape or garden.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Place your Wee Bit Grumpy® Hydrangea in a location with at least four hours of sunlight. The hotter the climate in your area, the more shade it can withstand. The soil should be moist but well-draining. Mix in compost prior to planting and add a 2-3” layer of mulch for moisture and winter protection.

2. Watering: Hydrangeas have shallow root systems, so they can dry out more quickly than other shrubs. Provide plenty of water, especially while the plant is getting established. Adding a layer of mulch can help conserve moisture. With that said, ensure your hydrangea is never sitting in soggy soil, as it will not tolerate wet feet.

3. Pruning: Since the flowers bloom on old wood, bigleaf hydrangeas should not be pruned any time of year. Only prune to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches.

4. Fertilizing: Add in a slow-release fertilizer in the spring and late summer to encourage blooming. The default color for most bigleaf hydrangeas is pink-red. To encourage blue flowers, add a slow-release aluminum sulfate fertilizer.