How to grow Hydrangea macrophylla

Hydrangea macrophylla grow and care – shrub‎ of the genus Hydrangea, is also known as All Summer Beauty hydrangea or Bigleaf hydrangea. Hydrangea macrophylla perennial deciduous plant but in in warm climate grow as evergreen and used as ornamental plant, Can grow in mediterranean, subtropics, temperate or tropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 4-10.

Leaves big 10-18 cm the color of the leaves is green sometimes it become white in the edge.

Hydrangea macrophylla flowers

Flowers grow in inflorescence, two circles, bigger flowers in the outer circle, and in the inner circle smaller flower and less showy. The flower color depend on the soil, in acid soil the flower blue, alkaline soil pink, red or purple, neutral soil white

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How to grow Hydrangea macrophylla growing and care:

No special conditions

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but it easy to do so

Difficulties or problems when growing:
The circle of the flower is most of the year so when needed to be pruned it’s injure the future bloom, not recommend to plant next to the hydrangea plants from Fabaceae family

Recommended planting season?
Winter, spring, summer

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, slugs, cercospora

When is the best time to prune a Hydrangea macrophylla shrub?
Autumn / Winter

How to prune:
Cut the dead flower

Size of the plant?
1.5-2.5 m, 5-8 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade (not in the flower season)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Flowers grow in inflorescence of flower-head, two circles, bigger flowers in the outer circle, and in the inner circle smaller flower and less showy. The flower color depend on the soil, in acid soil the flower blue, alkaline soil pink, red or purple, neutral soil white

Scientific name:

Hydrangea macrophylla

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Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Autumn flowers
  • Spring flowers
  • Summer flowers
Flower colors
  • Blue flower
  • Pink flower
  • Purple flower
  • Red flower
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
Leaf color
  • White leaves
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
  • Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial plant
  • Shrub
Plant Uses
  • Colored leaves
  • Floristry
  • Hedging plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
  • Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Part shade Plants
  • Shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9