Bigleaf Hydrangea
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh, dried). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 0°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Graft requirement
- Not required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
The defining requirement: lavender and peony fail on wet feet.
Hardy to about 0°F (USDA zone 6).
Mid-season bloom.
Full sun to part shade.
Prefers a pH band of 5–7.
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