Hydrangea
Hydrangea · also Hortensia, Peegee hydrangea, Panicle hydrangea
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Hydrangea is a genus of over 70 species native to Asia and the Americas. They are typically shrubs, but can also be small trees or lianas, and many temperate species are deciduous. Their flowers famously change color based on soil pH, blooming blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 260.01%——
- 160.01%—1.5 in
- 140.00%——
- 40.01%—2.0 in
- 20.00%—1.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 3.3–98.4 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.8 in, mean 1.6 in, 90th percentile 2.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Hydrangea in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
