Plant Development Services to Launch Two New Hydrangea Brands in North America in 2027

Plant Development Services Inc. welcomes its two newest brands, Groundbreaker® Hydrangea and Living Creations® Hydrangea, to its portfolio, with a combined 17 distinctive new varieties.

The Groundbreaker collection of Hydrangea paniculata brings abundant blooms and robust growth in a new, naturally low-growing, groundcover form. Reaching just 1 inch tall by 2 inches wide, this collection offers a versatile solution for compact gardens, borders, mass plantings, and other spaces where traditional hydrangeas don’t fit, at a time when space-conscious gardening has reached historic demand.

The collection will debut with two varieties in 2027 and a third joining in 2028, each suited to full sun to partial shade in USDA Zones 5–8 and demonstrating long bloom time and easy care. All three bloom steadily from July through September, providing months of color and requiring only one early prune to maintain their distinctive form and heavy flowering:

Groundbreaker® Greeny™ Hydrangea

Groundbreaker Greeny Hydrangea is exceptionally floriferous, producing an abundance of lime green blooms that cover the plant.

Liner availability in 2028.

Groundbreaker® Blush™ Hydrangea

Groundbreaker Blush Hydrangea starts with clean white blooms that color-shift to a soft ballet slipper pink in late summer.

Liner availability in 2027.

Groundbreaker® Ruby™ Hydrangea

Groundbreaker Ruby Hydrangea packs a punch with cream-hued blooms that mature to a rich ruby red. The variety was awarded second place for the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year.

Liner availability in 2027.

Bolder colors atop strong stems, 100 days in bloom, and excellent winter resilience have made Living Creations Hydrangea paniculata a multi-KVBC Award-winning success in Europe. The North American debut of the Living Creations Hydrangea collection will launch 14 varieties ranging from the subtly shifting hues of Living Candy Love® to the crisp apple green of Living Little Apple®.

“After seeing the excitement and fanfare these hydrangeas have generated in Europe, we are thrilled to represent Living Creations and Groundbreaker Hydrangeas in the U.S. market,” says Kip McConnell, Vice President of Business Development for Plant Development Services. “These collections represent a whole new way to experience hydrangeas, and we believe that each has the potential to open up entirely new opportunities for woody shrubs in the landscape.”

Liners of Groundbreaker and Living Creations Hydrangeas will be available for sampling and purchase beginning in January 2027, direct through Plant Development Services and designated brokers throughout North America. The collections will expand their retail distribution in 2028.

View more information about Groundbreaker Hydrangea and Living Creations Hydrangea, or contact Plant Development Services to learn more about becoming a wholesale grower or retailer.