Shōjō mountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Shōjō'
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
'Shōjō' mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata 'Shōjō') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage 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 grows in a clumping form at a moderate rate. Its flowers open from early to late summer and attract bees.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, First Frost hosta, and Autumn fern.