Miyama-yae-murasaki mountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Miyama-yae-murasaki'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Miyama-yae-murasaki' mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata 'Miyama-yae-murasaki') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer and draws bees. The clumping habit and moderate growth rate make it easy to fit into a mixed bed.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Christmas fern, and Blue Mouse Ears hosta.