Tree Hydrangea
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Tree Hydrangea
Artist
Lingfai Leung
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
Hydrangea paniculata, commonly called panicle hydrangea, is a vigorous, upright, rapid-growing, somewhat coarsely textured, deciduous shrub that is native to China and Japan. It typically grows to 8-15� (less frequently to 25�) tall, and features oval to ovate dark green leaves and upright, sharply-pointed, conical, terminal flower panicles (to 6-8� long) containing both fertile and sterile flowers (mostly non-showy fertile flowers) that bloom from mid-summer into fall.
Genus name comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup-like capsular fruit.
Specific epithet is in reference to the flowers being arranged in panicles.
'Grandiflora', commonly called peegee hydrangea, is a vigorous, upright, rapidly growing, somewhat coarsely textured, deciduous shrub which grows 10-25' tall. Features conical, terminal flower panicles (typically 6-8" long) consisting almost entirely of sterile florets. Larger flower panicles (to 18" long) can be obtained by thinning plants to 5-10 primary shoots. Showy, closely packed, creamy white, sterile flowers bloom in late summer, slowly age to pink and finally fade to brown or tan, persisting well into the fall. In full bloom, the weight of the flower panicles will typically cause the branches to arch downward. Oval to ovate, serrate, medium green leaves (to 6" long). Generally unremarkable fall color. This cultivar is an old form that was first introduced into cultivation in the 1860s.
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May 19th, 2015
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