Trebah Silver bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Trebah Silver'
RHS AGM 2018
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Trebah Silver' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Trebah Silver') is a shrub for shade gardens, foundation plantings, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. 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. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. Blooms appear from early to late summer, and the plant tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Lady fern, Blue Mouse Ears hosta, and Japanese holly.