Lemon Wave bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to 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
- Blue (acid soils) to pink (alkaline soils)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Lemon Wave' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave') is a shrub for cut flowers, cottage gardens, hedges, and shade gardens. 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 tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and reaches 3 to 6 feet tall and wide. Blooms open in early to late summer and are blue in acid soils and pink in alkaline soils.
Pairs well with Blue Mouse Ears hosta, Autumn fern, Japanese forest grass, and River birch.