Scientific Name:
Hydrangea aspera
Pronunciation:
hy-DRAN-jee-ah ASS-pur-uh
Common Name:
Chinese hydrangea, rough-leaved hydrangea
Family Name:
Hydrangeaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate, grey-green, fuzzy texture, blades about 15cm long; inflorescence corymb-like cyme, florets at center blue to purple (fertile), surrounded by sterile white (or sometimes pink to mauve) florets in late summer to autumn.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (India, Nepal, S. China, Taiwan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include H. 'Plum Passion'
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet, Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Scar Shape:
Heart shaped
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
