Fasan bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fasan'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red (alkaline soils) lilac to blue (acid soils)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Fasan' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fasan') is a shrub for cut flowers, hedges, privacy screens, 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. It grows fast and reaches 3 to 6 feet tall and wide. Blooms open from early to late summer and are red in alkaline soil, or lilac to blue in acid soil. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Blue Mouse Ears hosta, Lady fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Autumn fern.