Dooley bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Dooley' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley') is a shrub for shade gardens, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Blue flowers open from early to late summer. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. This fast grower reaches about 4 feet tall and wide and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Praying Hands hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Autumn fern, and Lenten rose.