Bailday bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailday'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Bailday' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailday') is a shrub for borders, containers, hedges, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows fast and reaches about 35 to 59 inches tall and wide. Flowers open from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Wide Brim hosta, Beni-Maiko Japanese maple, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.