Nigra bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink (alkaline soils) blue (acid soils)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Nigra' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra') is a shrub for cut flowers, shade gardens, hedges, 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. It blooms from early to late summer, with pink flowers in alkaline soils and blue flowers in acid soils. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows fast and reaches 4 to 6 feet tall and wide.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, First Frost hosta, and Japanese forest grass.