Catalog Description
Excellent choice for the shrub border or as a garden accent. Spectacular gentian-blue lacecap flower heads when grown in acidic soil. Large green leaves with creamy-white edges. Deciduous. Partial sun. Fast, rounded grower to 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Cutting grown. |
Design Ideas
A romantic lacecap Hydrangea that makes excellent border background with the added bonus of gentian-blue flowers when planted in acidic soils. Plant as a single specimen with other shrubs or group for a more broad flowering display. Makes a good complement for Fern dells and a great solution for the shade under trees.
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Companion Plants
To ensure deep blue flowers, plant beneath acidic conifers such as Golden Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara `Aurea`) or the dramatic Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica `Glauca Pendula`) in cooler climates.
Combine with understory plants with similar needs such as Ever Red Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum `Ever Red`) and among the larger variegated Hostas with corrugated texture such as Frances Williams Plantain Lily (Hosta sieboldiana `Frances Williams`).
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Average Landscape Size
Fast, rounded grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Excellent choice for the shrub border or as a garden accent. Spectacular gentian-blue lacecap flower heads. Large green leaves with creamy-white edges. Deciduous. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well-drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer before spring growth. Prune to shape after flowering. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Fast Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Round |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Low: | 6 (>45 to 60 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 9 (20 to 30 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 5 (-20 to -10 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Partial sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
Flat lacecap flower heads
| Flower Color |
| Blue |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Blooms late spring through summer. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Cutting grown |
| Best time to Prune |
| Spring |
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Attributes
Border Plant
Flowers for Cutting
Patio Container Plant
Showy Flowers
Summer Flowering
Woodland Garden |
Foliage
White-edged, toothed and glossy
| Foliage Shape | Ovate |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | No Value |
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Plant Lore
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Plant History
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