Cityline Venice bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Cityline Venice'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Cityline Venice' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Cityline Venice') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. It stays compact, growing 12 to 36 inches tall and wide, and it tolerates salt. Blooms open from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Astilbe, Japanese forest grass, and Autumn fern.