Tokyo Delight bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Tokyo Delight'
RHS AGM 1999
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink (sterile florets) and white (fertile florets)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Tokyo Delight' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Tokyo Delight') is a shrub for shade gardens, hedges, cottage gardens, 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 to 3 to 6 feet tall and wide with an erect habit. Pink and white flowers open from early to late summer. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Dancing Queen hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Lady fern, and Lenten rose.