Woody > Hydrangea > Hydrangea macrophylla > Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii'

Family

Hydrangeaceae (Saxifragaceae)

Genus

Hydrangea

Species

macrophylla

Cultivar

'Veitchii'

Category

Woody

Type

Shrub (deciduous)

Pronunciation

USDA Hardiness Zone

7b - 8a

Canadian Hardiness Zone

7

RHS Hardiness Zone

H5

Temperature (°C)

-15 - (-9)

Temperature (°F)

5 - 15

Height

1 - 1.5 m

Spread

1 - 1.5 m

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Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

General Description

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii' or Veitchii Large Leaved Hydrangea is a small, bushy, woody, deciduous shrub with glossy ovate leaves and romantic lacecap flower heads.

Cultivation

Grow in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-draining, acidic to neutral soil containing sand, clay and loam. Flowers are blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soils.

Shape

Loosely rounded to mounding.

Growth

Fast

Pests

Possible problems include: capsid bugs, hydrangea scale, aphids and leaf spot.

Habitat

Horticultural origin.

Leaf Description

Glossy, broadly ovate.

Flower Description

Lacecap flower heads are made up of insignificant, small, blue, fertile flowers surrounded by more showy, larger, white, flat, sterile florets that turn pink with age.

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