Wee Bit Grumpy bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wee Bit Grumpy'
USDA zones6 to 11
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
'Wee Bit Grumpy' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wee Bit Grumpy') is a shrub for cut flowers, cottage gardens, and shade gardens. 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 tend to browse other plants first. It blooms from early to late summer and grows at a rapid rate. The erect shrub also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Autumn Frost hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Lady fern.