H213906 bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'H213906'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink (alkaline soils) or blue (acidic soils)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'H213906' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'H213906') is a shrub for shade gardens, cottage gardens, hedges, 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. It blooms from early to late summer. Flowers are pink in alkaline soils and blue in acidic soils. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Praying Hands hosta, Autumn fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Lenten rose.