Hydrangea macrophylla




Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla
Common Name: bigleaf hydrangea
Family Name: Hydrangeaceae
Distribution/Origin: China, Japan

Leaf: Green, Dark-green, (fall)Yellow, Simple, Glabrous/Lustrous/Pubescent, Elliptic/Obovate/Ovate, Acuminate/Cuneate/Dentate/Serrate
Bud: Opposite
Flower: Showy, White, Violet, Blue, Pink,(Acidic soil = Blue flowers / Alkaline soil = Pink flowers) Floriferous, Corymb, Jul/Aug/Sep

Fruit/Seed: Brown, Capsule, Insignificant
Stem/Bark: Brown, Tan, Prominent lenticels, Heart-shaped leaf-scars

Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m/Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m
Habit: Dense, Spreading, Twiggy
Form: Round

Soil conditions: Acidic, Alkaline, Well-drained
Moisture: High
Sun: Partial sun
Exposure: Full shade, Partial shade, Filtered shade

Landscape use: Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Indoor, Mixed shrub boarder, Specimen plant, Summer interest

Notes: Perennial

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