Zorro bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic for blue flowers (pH 4.5-5.5)
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses
Garden uses
Notes
'Zorro' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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 blooms blue from early to late summer, and acidic soil helps keep the flowers blue. It forms a mounding shape and grows quickly. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Autumn fern, and Curly Fries hosta.