Glowing Embers bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glowing Embers'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Deep pink to red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Glowing Embers' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glowing Embers') is a shrub for cottage gardens, hedges, cut flowers, 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Deep pink to red flowers open from early to late summer. It grows fast to about 60 inches tall and wide, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Praying Hands hosta, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.