1. BOTANICAL NAME
HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA

2. PRONUNCIATION
high – DRAN – gee – ah
mack – row – FILL - ah

3. COMMON NAME
Hydrangea

5. FAMILY
Saxifragarceae

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous Perennial

8. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 3’
Width 3’
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Opposite and Simple

10. LEAF
Ovate
Length – 6”
Width – 3”

11. MARGIN
Serrated

12. VEINS
Pinnate

14. COMPOSITION
Simple

15. FLOWER
Spring
Blue, Pink or White

16. FRUIT

17. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part Shade
Shade

18. GROWTH
Rapid

19. USE
Specimen

20. DESCRIPTION The herbaceous stem has pink to maroon dots on it
Cv. “Ice Caps”

21. DESCRIPTION

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Pink may be changed to blue by putting iron or aluminum in the soil

23. PROBLEMS

24. ZONES
5 - 9

25. NATIVE OF:
Japan