Forever Pink bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall2.5 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink to blue, varying with soil pH
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Forever Pink' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink') is a shrub for cut flowers, cottage gardens, hedges, and shade gardens. 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. Blooms open pink to blue in early to late summer, depending on soil pH, and the shrub tolerates salt. It sits low on the menu for deer. It reaches 30 to 36 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Praying Hands hosta, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.