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Big-leaved hydrangea - Endless Summer®

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Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'
Common Name: Big-leaved hydrangea - Endless Summer®

Updated 5/2012

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' at The Morton Arboretum Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' flowers
in summer flowers pink in alkaline soil


Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9

Cultural Requirements: Best in partial shade or full sun with adequate moisture; flowers on new and old wood; protect stems in cold climates; prune out winter damaged stems in spring; drought sensitive, water in dry periods.

Ornamental Characteristics: Repeat blooms of pink (alkaline soil) or blue (acidic soil) mophead flowers appear in June through September; medium green foliage can turn bronze in fall.

Landscape Use: Uses: in mass or accent in borders, containers, and as cut flowers.

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