Hydrangea macrophylla 'Generale Vicomtesse De Vibraye'
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A small to medium-sized, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Glossy dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with coarsely toothed margins. Many sterile florets are held in large, mophead-like Corymbs atop upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn. The colour of the florets will depend on the pH of the soil the plant is growing in. Alkaline to neutral soils will produce rich rose pink florets, acidic soil will produce pale blue.
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Flower:
Many sterile florets are held in rounded, mophead-like corymbs. (Hortensia hydrangea group.) The corymbs are held atop upright stems and are produced from July into September. If the plant is growing in acidic soil, the florets will be a pale shade of blue. If growing in alkaline to neutral soil, the florets will be rich rose pink. The flowers are produced on the previous season's growth, avoid pruning in spring.
Flower colour: Pink, blue
Flower shape: Sterile florets held in mophead-like corymbs
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Glossy dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have Dentate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.