Hydrangea aspera, commonly known as shrub hydrangeas, are more tropical looking than others with large, velvet-like, dark-green leaves and flower buds that are large.
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Burgundy Bliss
New foliage emerges a cool purplish color, eventually changing to green w/purple. Blooms in summer & reaches roughly 8 feet tall by 8 feet wide.
Plum Passion II
The first ever purple leaved Hydrangea. A unique shrub with greenish-purple new foliage, the leaves aging to deep purple with rosy purple undersides. Wispy flowers nicely contrast with the dramatic, colorful foliage. Excellent fall color. Needs full to partial shade & reaches roughly 5 to 6 feet tall by 5 to 6 feet wide in size.
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Villosa
A variety that is more tropical looking than other hydrangeas. Has large, velvet-like, dark-green leaves & flower buds that are large, knobby & deep-rose in color. Blooming August through September, its large blue-purple lacecaps surrounded by mauve florets seem almost iridescent in appearance. Bees are much more attentive to the rough-leaf hydrangeas than other hydrangeas. Needs partial to full shade & reaches roughly 12 feet tall by 12 feet wide in size.
As this glorious PNW summer weather continues, let us continue delving into the world of Hydrangeas. It is time for episode three, the grand finale of the Hydrangea trilogy… at least for the year 2025. In the last couple of weeks we have talked Hydrangeas for partial shade (Big-Leaf or Hydrangea macrophylla cvs) and others for a bit more sun like Oakleaf types (Hydrangea quercifolia cvs) and Smooth types (Hydrangea arborescens cvs). Now we get to talk about one of the most useful species for sunny gardens, Hydrangea paniculata, or what we call Panicle Hydrangeas…