Hydrangea serrata 'Mountain Mania' – From Ed Bowen comes this remarkable seedling selection with beautiful bright orange new foliage – Tang, anyone? The leaves mellow to yellow as they age. New growth through the season emerges with a darker red tone but also ages noticeably yellow. This is a striking new plant and one that will glow in part shade. The lace cap flowers are beautiful, blue fertile florets secured by an outer ring of sterile white florets. Autumn leaves deepen to a rich, autumnal mix with red being the predominant shade. Ed Bowen tells us this is not a pure H. serrata. One of the common names of this species is Tea of Heaven... this is a most heavenly tea! Part sun will likely garner better, richer foliage color. Shade will engender greener leaves. Though we are designating this beautiful shrub to be bud hardy at the USDA zone 6 perhaps 5b, Ed Bowen who resides in zone 7 thinks (with a question mark) that this plant may be bud hardy through zone 5. These are full sun tolerant given their soil is fertile and constantly moist. For gardeners towards the northern end of its range spring planting is advised. Established potted Mountain Hydrangea, cutting grown.