Hortmaja bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hortmaja'
USDA zones5 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
- Soft lime green aging to deep green with bright red tips
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Hortmaja' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hortmaja') is a shrub for cut flowers, hedges, accents, 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 is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It grows fast and reaches up to 48 inches tall and wide. The blooms open soft lime green in early to late summer, then age to deep green with bright red tips.
Pairs well with Blue Mouse Ears hosta, Autumn fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Green Velvet buxus.