Hortmarhso bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hortmarhso'
RHS AGM 2018
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Hortmarhso' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hortmarhso') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, shade gardens, 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. It blooms from early to late summer and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with June hosta, Lady fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.