Summer Crush bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Summer Crush'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Summer Crush' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Summer Crush') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows at a rapid pace and stays between 12 and 36 inches tall. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Astilbe, Japanese forest grass, and Fringed bleeding heart.