General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Blue
Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Mophead Hydrangea
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • French Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-06-24

Date: 2004-11-30
photo credit: Denis Conrado

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Date: 2011-06-20
Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
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