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Hydrangea macrophylla

Family Hydrangeaceae
Plant Type shrub
Zone USDA:   6a - 8b   RHS:   H   EGF:   H2 - H4   Australia:   1 - 2  
Care Level
Height 0.6 - 2.1 m (2 - 7 ft)
Spread 0.9 - 2.4 m (3 - 8 ft)
Light full sun to partial shade
Soil Moisture
Soil Type loam to sandy
Soil pH acidic to alkaline

Description The shrub Hydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) yields showy, white and repeat-blooming blossoms during mid summer to early autumn. This plant is rounded in form and has glossy and coarse textured foliage that is medium green in colour. The bark is smooth in texture. Hydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) is a specimen plant and it can serve as a focal point in your garden.
Typical Uses Border, container, cut flowers, dried flowers, edging, foundation and specimen.