Hydrangea serrata 'Shojo'
(Mountain Hydrangea 'Shojo')
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 1.2m
Width - up to 1.2m
Location - The East Border
Description: Small, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, spreading habit. The leaves are mid-green, flushed with dark red and are ovate to Elliptic in shape. Lacecap flowers are composed of a central cluster of small, rosy-pink fertile florets surrounded by a ring of larger, showy sterile florets that open white and turn pale pink. The flowers will be blue if growing in an acidic soil and are produced from midsummer into early autumn. Hydrangea serrata 'Shojo' is very free-flowering.
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Flower:
Lacecap-like corymbs are composed of a central group of small, rosy-pink fertile florets that are surrounded by a ring of larger, showy, sterile florets that open white and then turn pale pink. Flowers will be blue if the plant is growing in acidic soil. Flowers are produced from June into September.
Flower colour: White, pink, blue
Flower shape: Corymbs
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Ovate to Elliptic leaves have Dentate margins and are a shade of pale mid-green flushed with dark red. Leaves are held in opposite pairs up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Autumn Colour: Red
Poison Information:
May cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.