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Hydrangea macrophylla

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Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
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Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Lace-cap hydrangea, Florist's Hydrangea)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink' Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Park Seed
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Hydrangea macrophylla
( All Summer Beauty Hydrangea )
'All Summer Beauty' is a 3 to 4 foot shrub that produces prolific flowers in a rich blue in acid soil. It may produce flowers on new growth.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Merritt's Beauty' is a fast growing deciduous shrub that can quickly reach a height of 4-6' with an equal spread. This shrub like most Hydrangeas is grown for it's flowers.

Attributes - Hydrangea macrophylla 'Trophy'
Plant Type: Shrub
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USDA Plants Database
Hydrangea macrophylla is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

The best looking Hydrangea macrophyllas are the ones that don't have pruning attention. If you need to prune, cut all canes that are flopping on the ground back to the base, and prune crossing canes. Pruning will not help reduce the size for long.

#180 Hydrangea macrophylla
Common Names: French hydrangea, bigleaf hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea Family)
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Most Hydrangea macrophyllas (excluding the Reblooming/Remontant varieties) produce flowers on the previous season's growth. Prune off last season's blooms to just above the first pair of buds.

Hydrangea macrophylla: Cultivars of these mophead types are popular for mass planting or informal hedges, especially in milder coastal regions, as they have good tolerance of salt-laden sea winds. H. 'Europa' AGM to 2.

Hydrangea macrophylla
The bigleaf hydrangea is the shrub that comes to most people's minds when they hear someone say "hydrangea." The flowers of Hydrangea macrophylla can be blue or pink or some shade in between, such as lilac or purple.

Hydrangea macrophylla is hardy to zone 8, however temperatures below 25 degrees F. will kill the new buds.

Hydrangea macrophylla, also called bigleaf or French hydrangea, has either pink or blue flowers. Flower color is determined indirectly by the soil pH, which affects the availability of aluminum in the soil.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Firelight'
Firelight produces a variety of mophead flowers in a variety of colors depending on soil pH, colors may range from reds to deep pink in alkaline soils and rich purple to blue in acid soils.

Hydrangea macrophylla, the French hydrangea or bigleaf hydrangea, best for a sunny, exposed location; zone 6-8. Hydrangea paniculata and its cultivars grow in good light or partial shade, zone 4-9, as does Hydrangea petiolaris, the climbing hydrangea.

Hydrangea Macrophylla
Pair the best-loved flowering shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla, with your well-loved mother on Mother's Day.
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink' : Forever Pink Bigleaf Hydrangea - Whole Plant
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glowing Embers' : Glowing Embers Bigleaf Hydrangea - Flowers
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' : Nikko Blue Bigleaf Hydrangea - Flowers ...

Hydrangea macrophylla Endless Summer bears mophead clusters of pink or blue flowers. It grows 5 feet tall. Zones 4-9
Hydrangea macrophylla Endless Summer Blushing Bride bears white flowers flushed with light pink. It grows 5 feet tall. Zones 5-9 ...

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Hydrangea macrophylla, flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla, flowers
Hydrangea sp. painted by the botanical artist Redouté.

Hydrangea macrophylla is a flowering shrub that has the ability to change from pink to blue or from blue to pink depending on certain conditions of the soil in which it's planted.
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petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko' Nikko Blue Hydrangea (Hortensia type) Hydrangea macrophylla 'Variegata' Variegated Bigleaf Hydrangea (Lacecap type) Hydrangea paniculata Panicle ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Jofloma' with it's bright gold foliage and pure white flowers was also quite stunning.

The big white, pink, or blue hortensias (Hydrangea macrophylla, zones 6 to 9) are now available in smaller varieties.

Hortensia hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) will turn blue if the soil is on the acid side. Fertilize yearly with an acid fertilizer according to direction; modify the soil when planting with two (2) pounds of sulfur and peat moss. A pH between 4.

For light shade, it's tough to beat Hydrangea macrophylla. The shrub is easy to grow, needing little fussing beyond watering, occasional feeding, and light pruning once a year.

Hydrangea macrophylla types ie. Normal garden mop-head or lace-cap types
Hydrangea paniculata and Hydrangea arborescens pruning The arching ones with white/cream flowers.
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See also: Hydrangea, Pink, Green, May, Japonica