Bluebird mountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bluebird' mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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 clumping form that reaches about 35 to 47 inches tall and wide. Bees visit the flowers, which open in summer and again in autumn.
Pairs well with Beni-Maiko Japanese maple, Wide Brim hosta, and Japanese forest grass.