species
Hydrangea serrata
Mountain hydrangea
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hydrangea serrata belongs to the family Hydrangeaceae, also known as Mountain 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, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°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
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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