General Description | Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii' or Veitchii Large Leaved Hydrangea is a small, bushy, woody, deciduous shrub with glossy ovate leaves and romantic lacecap flower heads. |
Shape | Loosely rounded to mounding. |
Cultivation | Grow in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-draining, acidic to neutral soil containing sand, clay and loam. Flowers are blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soils. |
Pests | Possible problems include: capsid bugs, hydrangea scale, aphids and leaf spot. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Leaf Description | Glossy, broadly ovate. |
Flower Description | Lacecap flower heads are made up of insignificant, small, blue, fertile flowers surrounded by more showy, larger, white, flat, sterile florets that turn pink with age. |