Beni-yama mountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Beni-yama'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Beni-yama' mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata 'Beni-yama') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a clump at a moderate pace. Blooms open from early to late summer, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Autumn fern, Japanese forest grass, and Praying Hands hosta.