Bring bright foliage and soft summer color to your garden with Hydrangea macrophylla 'Light O Day'. This bigleaf hydrangea features crisp variegated leaves that light up shady spots, plus elegant lacecap blooms. Each flower head shows a ring of bright white sterile florets surrounding a center of tiny fertile blooms that can color blue or pink depending on soil conditions.

Plant it where you can enjoy the foliage all season: near entries, patios, or as a focal point in a mixed shrub border. Mature size is about 36-60 inches tall with a similar spread, forming a rounded, multi-stemmed shrub that looks good as a specimen or in small groups.

For best performance, give it part shade (morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal). It can tolerate more sun if you keep the soil evenly moist, especially in summer heat. Choose rich, well-drained soil and mulch to help hold moisture and protect shallow roots.

Water deeply during dry spells, and avoid letting the plant wilt repeatedly. Feed lightly in spring if your soil is lean, and refresh mulch each year. If you want to influence bloom color, adjust soil conditions over time: more acidic conditions tend to push flowers bluer, while more alkaline conditions tend to shift them pinker.

Prune with care. This cultivar can flower on older wood and newer growth, so focus on removing winter-damaged or weak stems in early spring and tidying right after flowering when needed. With steady moisture and protection from harsh winter winds, you will get the best foliage quality and more reliable flowering.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 5-9 (-20 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Mature height: 36-60"
• Spread: 36-60"
• Variegated: Yes

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