Hydrangea Serrata Pink
Across 15 cm in early summer.
Hydrangea serrata pink. A fabulous serrata hydrangea preziosa is a compact deciduous shrub with small rounded clusters up to 4 in. The flower heads are composed of large showy sterile sepals radiating around a central cluster of tiny fertile florets. Lovely reddish pink lacecap flowers create a mass of color in early summer and continue to bloom right up until frost. Soils with a ph greater than 5 5 produce pink flowers.
Gardeners who cherish north american native plants should not miss the showy oakleaf hydrangea cultivar gatsby pink a season long spectacle of color flowers start white and change to pink then the foliage joins the display with a brilliant red autumn showing. However big leaf hydrangeas grow along the mild coast while mountain hydrangeas grow up in the mountains. Mountain hydrangeas hydrangea serrata are native to the same areas of japan as big leaf hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla. Mountain hydrangea hydrangea serrata mountain hydrangea is extremely similar to macrophylla but is smaller and more cold hardy.
Macrophylla as they share many common attributes. White flowers are not affected by ph. The florets are pale pink or light blue depending on the soil ph. It shares the showy blooms and beautiful pink or purple color of big leaf hydrangeas but because it grows wild on the chilly mountain tops instead of the mild seaside it naturally developed substantially better cold tolerance.
Leaves of hydrangea serrata can be used to make a sweet tea hence the sometimes used common name of tea of heaven for this shrub. Serrata it is worth remembering that h. This fantastic new hardy reblooming hydrangea will provide months of enjoyment in the garden. All other hydrangea species flowers are.
Macrophylla especially mophead and lacecap types and h. Opening pale green they quickly change to yellow then cream and finally white before turning pink cherry red and finally wine red. It is broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn. The profuse blossoms.
The color of some bigleaf hydrangeas h. The semi double to double florets begin with creamy coloration in the center before maturing to intense pink. Hydrangea serrata is the commonly used abbreviation of the species for which the correct botanical nomenclature is hydrangea macrophylla ssp. Flowering before any other hydrangea hydrangea serrata diadem is a compact spreading deciduous shrub laden with delicate lacecap flowers up to 6 in.
Across 10 cm densely packed with sterile florets constantly changing color. Serrata cultivars change color based on the soil ph. As a result they have naturally developed flower buds that are more tolerant to cold conditions than big leaf hydrangeas so they bloom more reliably in usda zones. Serrata is a subspecies of h.