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: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2016 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Pink Elf®
Cultivar name: 'Pia'
Common names
  • Mophead Hydrangea
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • French Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2006-01-07
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2005-0706
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Local nursery.
Date: 2006-0629
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: In my garden
Date: 2019-12-07
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2005-0706
Location: Basement, under lights.
Date: 2005-1211
Taken the day I received it from a very generous trader.
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2011-07-07
Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2005-0706
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Randazzo's Market, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Randazzo's Market, Westland, MI
Date: 2012-06-04

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

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