Lanarth White bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lanarth White'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lanarth White' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lanarth White') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its white lacecap blooms have a ring of sterile florets around a lacy green center that can be highlighted with blue or pink. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms on old and new wood, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Patriot hosta, Japanese forest grass, and Green Velvet buxus.