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
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Lacecap Hydrangea
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hydrangea macrophylla
  • Synonym: Hydrangea macrophylla var. normalis

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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2011-06-20
Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on May 24, 2021 9:09 AM concerning plant:
    Type: Lacecap
    Bloom:
    - Aluminum: Sterile flowers are white. Fertile flowers are pink and fade to green in shade.
    + Aluminum: Sterile flowers are still white, the fertile flowers are blue and fade to pink in sun, and fade to green in shade.

    Dark green leaves, around 6 feet tall. Very, very, dramatic and showy.

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