Fanfare bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fanfare'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue or pink with white margins
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Fanfare' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fanfare') is a shrub for shade gardens, hedges, accents, 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. The blooms are blue or pink with white margins, and the plant tolerates salt. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with June hosta, Autumn fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Lenten rose.