Homigo bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Homigo'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or 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
- Pink or blue aging to green then red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Homigo' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Homigo') is a shrub for cut flowers, hedges, shade gardens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink or blue blooms open from early to late summer and age to green then red. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows fast and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with First Frost hosta, Autumn fern, and Japanese forest grass.