Étoile Violette bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Étoile Violette'
RHS AGM 2018
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Étoile Violette' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Étoile Violette') is a shrub for cottage gardens, hedges, shade gardens, and foundation plantings. 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. It blooms from early to late summer. It sits low on the menu for deer. Salt tolerance makes it a fair pick near roads.
Pairs well with June hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Lady fern.