Blue Jangles bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Jangles'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall4 to 5 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
'Blue Jangles' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Jangles') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. Blue flowers open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Acidic soil with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 keeps the blooms blue.
Pairs well with June hosta, Western sword fern, and Lenten rose.