Berlin Rabe bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Berlin Rabe'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink to blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Berlin Rabe' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Berlin Rabe') is a shrub for cut flowers, cottage gardens, shade gardens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms pink to blue from early to late summer and tolerates salt. It sits low on the menu for deer. Plant it where it has room to reach 48 inches wide.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Autumn fern, and June hosta.