Description

A beautiful compact shrub that features showy lacecaps blooms of white sepals surrounding light blue fertile flowers in the center; serrated leaves are tinged burgundy in the fall; a wonderful choice for the flower garden or border

Landscape Attributes

Shishiba Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Shishiba Hydrangea is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Shishiba Hydrangea will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.