Big Daddy bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic for blue flowers (pH 4.5-5.5)
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses
Garden uses
Notes
'Big Daddy' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and shade gardens. 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 forms a mounding, fast growing shrub that reaches 60 to 72 inches tall and wide. Acidic soil with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 gives you blue flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Patriot hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Astilbe, and Lady fern.