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Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Origin: Native to japan
Mike's
Opinion
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A small specimen shrub commonly used throughout landscapes, brilliant coloured flowers offer year around interest, often used for borders and cut flowers.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Hydrangeaceae (Saxifragaceae) |
| Genus |
| Hydrangea |
| Species |
| macrophylla |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6-9b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 |
| Height |
| 2 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
Photographs
Cultivars
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.jpg "Hydrangea macrophylla Ayesha ws (3).jpg")
.jpg "Hydrangea macrophylla Silver Blue wk (1).jpg")
.jpg "Hydrangea marcophylla hortensia Heinrich Seidel wk (2).jpg")
.jpg "Hydrangea marcophylla Veitchii wk (2).jpg")
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A deciduous shrub that is fast growing, producing large round clusters of flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Can be used as a high quality flowing shrub border. May be placed in landscapes to add textural variety and colour. Planted in masses or groupings |
| Cultivation |
| Withstands high alkaline soils and is salt tolerant. It will flower blue on acidic soils and pink on alkaline soils. |
| Shape |
| Medium sized compact shrub, long un-branched stems, loose rounded form. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Large opposite leaves with serrated edges, medium to dark green. |
| Pests |
| Flower bud injury, leaf spot, powdery mildew, scales and mites |
| Habitat |
| Commonly found in areas of high rainfall, forest margins and coastal habitats. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Light brown in colour, dark brown exfoliating barks reveals new light brown bark, noticeable scars, dieback occurs in winter. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Buds are light green in colour and scaled. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite leaf with serrated edge, ovate in shape, 10 -20 cm long , fleshy and thick. |
| Flower Description |
| Large flat panicles, small fertile flowers throughout middle to large bracts around edges. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are dark green in colour, flowers can be blue, pink, or shades of purple depending on the pH levels in the soil. |
| Texture Description |
| Bark is rough, serrated leaves with rubbery feeling. |
| Propagation |
| From stem cuttings with use of rooting hormones, seeds, woody stem cuttings, air layering and softwood cuttings in early summer |
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