Bobo hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White to pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bobo' hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo') is a shrub for borders, containers, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The creamy white flowers are fragrant, turn pink in fall, and make good dried flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Bees and butterflies visit it.
Pairs well with Christmas fern and Black-eyed Susan.