Bigleaf Hydrangea in Virginia on Lawn and Garden Search

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Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea

"Very difficult to adequately describe the typical species flower because of numerous selections; the sterile, outer flowers are pink, bluish, purple, entire or toothed, up to 2" or more in diameter, the fertile flowers are usually blue or pink; both are borne in large, broad, flat-topped, much-branched, corymbs; July through August; June - July in Athens, GA; prune after flowering since buds are formed on previous season's growth. Flower color on some cultivars is strongly affected by soil ..."

"Leaves are quite fleshy (succulent) with a waxy ..."

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Bigleaf Hydrangea
Bigleaf hydrangeas vary in height from 5 to 10 feet tall and will be about 10 feet wide when fully mature. As their name suggests, bigleaf hydrangea leaves are large, about 4 to 8 inches long and 4 to 6 inches wide as you can see in the photo.

Choosing Bigleaf Hydrangea
This Bailey Nurseries introduction is a breakthrough in Hydrangeas because of its ability to flower on new or the current season's wood or growth. The flower grow up to 8" in diameter with pink blooms in alkaline soils and blue blooms in acidic soils.

Caring For Bigleaf Hydrangea
Sprinkle a handful of an all-purpose granular fertilizer (preferably with a slow release form of nitrogen) on the soil under the shrub in the early spring. Not only is it important to water newly planted shrubs regularly for a few weeks, but even established hydrangeas appreciate supplemental watering if rainfall is irregular.

Planting Bigleaf Hydrangea
PLANT IN SPRING - Spring is the best time for planting because the shrubs will have lots of time to establish themselves before frost. There are a number of products at the garden center that will help your newly planted or transplanted plants deal better with the stress inherent in the planting process.

Problems of Bigleaf Hydrangea
Frost or Pruning - Because many hydrangeas are florist plants, bred for holiday gifts and not entirely cold hardy, their stem tips where blossoms appear are often nipped by frost when they are planted outdoors in the yard. These slow-moving insects chew holes in leaves and damage flowers, especially white ones, by feeding on the petals and soiling them with excrement.

Listings for Bigleaf Hydrangea in Virginia

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	Atlantic Garden Center
	Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) 23454 "We Nurture Nature And You !" Click for details...