species
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea · Mophead hydrangea
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hydrangea macrophylla belongs to the family Hydrangeaceae, also known as Hydrangea or Mophead hydrangea, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on clay, loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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