L.A. Dreamin bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'L.A. Dreamin'
USDA zones5 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
'L.A. Dreamin' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'L.A. Dreamin') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°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 and again in early autumn, and acidic soil with a pH of 4.5-5.5 keeps them blue. It sits low on the menu for deer. Keep pets and horses away because it is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses.
Pairs well with First Frost hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Lady fern, and Lungwort.