BOTANICAL NAME HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA
PRONUNCIATION high – DRAN – gee – ah mack – row – FILL - ah
COMMON NAME Hydrangea
FAMILY Saxifragarceae
Life Cycle Deciduous Perennial
Growth Habit Shrub Height 3’ Width 3’ Upright
ARRANGEMENT and Composition Opposite and Simple
LEAF Ovate Length – 6” Width – 3”
MARGIN Serrated
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Spring Blue, Pink or White
FRUIT
EXPOSURE Sun Part Shade Shade
GROWTH Rapid
USE Specimen
DESCRIPTION The herbaceous stem has pink to maroon dots on it Cv. “Ice Caps”
DESCRIPTION
CULTURAL PRACTICES Pink may be changed to blue by putting iron or aluminum in the soil
PROBLEMS
ZONES 5 - 9
NATIVE OF: Japan