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

Image
Common names
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • French Hydrangea
  • Mophead
  • Hydrangea
Also sold as:
  • 'Mandschurica'

Photo Gallery
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2024-01-18
Its black stems are 'Nigra's' standout feature
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2021-02-07
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-07-03

https://cdn3.volusion.com/jzfht.tunrp/v/vspfiles/photos/HY00NIGRA
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Date: 2011-08-04
Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
This plant is tagged in:
Image Image

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Hydrangeas Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Hydrangeas (Hydrangea)

« The Hydrangeas Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by RootedInDirt and is called "Angel Trumpet"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.