SMNHMP bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMNHMP'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink (neutral to alkaline soils) to purple (acidic soils)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Smnhmp' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Smnhmp') is a shrub for shade gardens, hedges, cut flowers, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and blooms from early to late summer. Flowers are pink in neutral to alkaline soils and purple in acidic soils. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Halcyon hosta, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.