Monrey bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Monrey'
USDA zones6 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
- Pink edged with white (bicolor)
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Monrey' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Monrey') is a shrub for shade gardens, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and foundation plantings. 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. Pink blooms edged with white appear from early to late summer. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows fast to about 48 inches tall and wide, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Liberty hosta, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.