bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink-rose to blue
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) is a shrub for shade gardens, hedges, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink-rose to blue flowers open in early to late summer, and bees visit them. It grows fast and tolerates salt. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Sum and Substance hosta, Jack in the pulpit, Sedge, and Katsura tree.
Native range
Japan, China, and Korea and Southeast Asia;.