Bailmer bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, blue, purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5), moderately acidic (pH 5.0 to 5.5)
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses
Garden uses
Notes
'Bailmer' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It forms a mounding shape up to 60 inches tall and wide. Pink, blue, or purple flowers open from late spring into early autumn.
Pairs well with Fragrant Bouquet hosta, Cinnamon fern, and Sedge.