Ihydrangea macrophylla, commonly called Florist hydrangea, is a shrub of the familyhydrangeaceae.can reach a height of 2 meters or even exceed it. It is a leafy plant with green leaves and with serrated edges, which in autumn, take orange hues. has large round inflorescences composed of several small flowers, whose coloration is an effect due to the acidity of the soil. does not suffer the frost and should be placed in half a shadow.
Size: can reach and exceed 2 meters height. has a rather fast growth and can become quite wide if not potato. the inflorescences come to measure also 30 cm of diameter.
flowering:the large and showy inflorescences, are divided in spherical form (called ball hydrangeas) or in flat form (called flat flower hydrangeas). can have different colors such as pink, blue, violet and white, based on the soil ph. in acidic soils, flowers tend to blue, while in alkaline soils tend to pink or violet. the flowering period is July-August.
use:this plant is widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens or parks, for the creation of flower beds, edges or flower spots. is also used as a single specimen.
Ihydrangea macrophylla is a plant of Asian origin, more precisely Japanese.