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 Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • Lacecap
  • Hydrangea

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Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: Howick Hall gardens, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2023-10-09
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Izu no Hana'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-11-21
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: Belmont, full sun
Date: 2012-1006

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-11-21
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25

Date: 2011-08-03
Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Comments:
  • Posted by pirl (Southold, Long Island, NY - Zone 7a) on Dec 15, 2013 7:21 PM concerning plant:
    The plant hated the full sun. I moved it to a shadier spot and it still wasn't happy. For a time I was sure it was dead. Once I planted it in a spot with only morning sun it resumed growth. I hope to get some blooms in 2014.

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