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
Variegated
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
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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Common names
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • Lacecap
  • Hydrangea

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Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2024-01-08
Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: 2017-06-03
Location: Youngsville, LA
Date: 2015-05-18
By tabbycat
Location: In a friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Spring, 2007
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata') 00
Location: In a friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Spring, 2007
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata') 00
Location: In a friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Spring, 2007
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata') 00
Location: In a friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Spring, 2007
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata') 00
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2011-0706
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2011-0715
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2009-0805
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2011-0715
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2013-12-14
Shown as a six year old plant.
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2011-0706
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2008-0910
Shown as a plant from a cutting three years earlier.

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: Orlando, Central Florida
Date: 2011-04-29
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata'
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