Plant: Lady In Red - Hydrangea
Hydrangea · Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lady in Red'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A woody deciduous bigleaf hydrangea forming an erect, multi stemmed, rounded shrub with coarse texture and lustrous medium to dark green toothed leaves on stout stems. Flowers are carried in rounded or umbrella shaped clusters in summer and are good for cutting and drying. NCSU records the species as growing best in dappled sunlight to partial shade in clay, loam, sand or organically rich soil with good drainage, and Clemson recommends morning sun with afternoon shade, deep weekly watering and avoidance of hot exposed sites.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-11
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
A woody deciduous bigleaf hydrangea forming an erect, multi stemmed, rounded shrub with coarse texture and lustrous medium to dark green toothed leaves on stout stems. Flowers are carried in rounded or umbrella shaped clusters in summer and are good for cutting and drying. NCSU records the species as growing best in dappled sunlight to partial shade in clay, loam, sand or organically rich soil with good drainage, and Clemson recommends morning sun with afternoon shade, deep weekly watering and avoidance of hot exposed sites.
- Foliage
- Opposite, simple, stalked, toothed and sometimes lobed leaves, lustrous medium to dark green above, with a stout petiole about one inch long.
- Fruit
- A cup like capsule.
- Bark & stems
- Tan colored bark with large leaf scars; stems emerge from the ground and rarely branch.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Bigleaf hydrangea blooms on old wood, so remove dead canes or rejuvenate an older plant immediately after flowering and avoid pruning after August 1 so that flower buds are not removed.
- Native range
- Japan, China, Korea and Southeast Asia
