Cherry Go Round™ Reblooming Hydrangea vs Early Blue Violet - TreeTime.ca

Cherry Go Round™ Reblooming Hydrangea vs Early Blue Violet

Viola adunca

Hydrangea macrophylla Hokomaburlac

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Early Blue Violet
Cherry Go Round™ Reblooming Hydrangea

Early Blue Violet is a low-growing native perennial wildflower valued for its striking early-spring blooms. The flowers range in color from vibrant blue to deep violet, often marked with pale highlights and fine white hairs. They provide an important early nectar source for pollinators and serve as a host plant for several fritillary butterfly species.

It spreads by both seed and rhizomes, gradually forming small colonies. Its dark green, heart-shaped leaves add ornamental appeal, and the plant shows some resistance to deer browsing. Early Blue Violet is well-suited to naturalization projects and pollinator-friendly gardens, and has also been used in coastal butterfly habitat restoration in the Pacific Northwest.

Cherry Go Round Reblooming Hydrangea™ is a compact flowering shrub. The deep red flowers will bloom in late spring and last until fall. The mophead-like flowers add multi season interest to your landscape. The petite form is well suited for urban yards and tight spaces.

Flowers grow on old wood which requires only spent flowers and damaged wood to be removed. The Cherry Go Round Reblooming Hydrangea is part of the Bloomin’ Easy® collection.

On the prairies, some customers will plant the Cherry Go Round Reblooming Hydrangea in pots and over winter them in their garage. They need additional winter protection for the flower buds.

Note: Flower colour may be influenced by the soil pH. In more alkaline soils the flowers will emerge more pink whereas those in acidic soils will be a deep purplish red. They prefer slightly acidic soils with a pH of 5.7-6.5.

Early Blue Violet Quick Facts

Cherry Go Round™ Reblooming Hydrangea Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 5a
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Height: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Spread: 0.2 m (0.5 ft)
Spread: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Growth form: low growing, clump-forming
Spreading: seeds - medium, rhizomes - medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: rhizomes, fruit, seed poisonous to humans

Foliage: dark green, quilted
Flowers: purple to blue-violet
Flowers: deep red
Bloom time: mid spring to early summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT
Other Names: dog violet, hookedspur violet, sand violet, western blue violet
Other Names: cherry-go-round bigleaf hydrangea, cherry-go-round hydrangea