ALDI Is Selling This Popular "It" Hydrangea for Just $9.99 — But It's Guaranteed to Sell Out Fast
At $9.99, the ever-popular 'Annabelle' Hydrangea is an absolute steal.
If you haven’t been shopping ALDI your gardening essentials, you've been missing out. The budget grocer is famed for its seasonal "ALDI Finds" aisle, which is packed with limited-time deals that often sell out in a matter of days.
Buying mature, live plants can be one of the biggest investments you make in your yard, which is exactly why ALDI's latest garden drop has everyone rushing to the checkout. Right now, ALDI is selling the highly coveted 'Annabelle' Hydrangea for an unbelievable $9.99.
Priced at under $10, this is the kind of incredible budget buy that rarely stays in stock for long. Here's why 'Annabelle' is such a must-have for your spring landscape, how to plant it, and where to shop for alternatives if your local ALDI shelves are already empty.
Article continues belowWhy 'Annabelle' Is So Popular
Hydrangeas are the heavy hitters of the spring and summer garden, and the 'Annabelle' (a smooth hydrangea variety) is arguably one of the most famous. It's beloved for producing absolutely massive, globe-shaped white blooms that can reach up to 10 inches across.
Unlike other finicky hydrangeas that change color based on your soil's pH, the Annabelle is incredibly reliable. It blooms on "new wood" (meaning it grows fresh stems every spring) and pushes out those stunning, crisp white snowball flowers year after year, regardless of your soil type. They're perfect for creating a lush, cottagecore border or acting as a show-stopping focal point in a high-end landscape design.
Famous for producing massive, snowball-like white blooms, this highly coveted shrub is an absolute steal at just under $10. It's incredibly reliable and blooms on new wood every year, making it wonderfully low maintenance.
How To Prep Your 'Annabelle' Hydrangea For Planting
Because ALDI plants are typically shipped in trucks and kept indoors under the store's artificial lights, you can't just take your $10 'Annabelle' home and immediately stick it in the cold spring dirt. It'll go into shock!
Instead, you need to "harden off" the plant. Hardening off is just the process of gradually introducing an indoor plant to the harsh outdoor elements — like direct sunlight, wind, and chilly nights — so it can build up its strength.
For the first few days, place your ALDI hydrangea outside in a shady, protected spot for just a few hours before bringing it back inside at night. Over the course of 7 to 10 days, gradually leave it outside for longer periods and slowly expose it to a bit more morning sun. Once it has acclimated to the outdoor weather, it'll be ready to plant permanently in your garden!
Shop More Show-Stopping Hydrangeas
Like most ALDI Finds, this $9.99 hydrangea is unlikely to stick around for very long. If you can't get to an ALDI, don't live in their delivery catchment, or simply find empty shelves, don't worry. You can get the Annabelle hydrangea directly from FastGrowingTrees in either a quart or gallon sized nursery pot.
Plus, there are plenty of equally stunning, high-value hydrangeas available to order online right now.
If you love the look of the 'Annabelle' but want something even more robust, the 'Incrediball' is essentially its upgraded cousin. It produces the same massive white blooms, but features incredibly strong, beefy stems that won't flop over into the mud after a heavy summer rainstorm.
If you want to step away from white blooms and opt for vibrant color, the Endless Summer line is a massive favorite among our readers. This reblooming variety pushes out gorgeous blue or purple flowers all summer long, easily adapting its color based on your soil's pH.
The 'Limelight' hydrangea variety is a favorite amongst the Gardening Know How team for its absolutely enormous, cone-shaped blooms that transition from a fresh chartreuse green to a beautiful pink as the season progresses.
