Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Merritt’s Beauty’
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Merritt's Beauty' is an bold mophead cultivar in brilliant, true, cobalt blue or deep, carmine red.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Merritt’s Beauty’ is an impressive and bold mophead cultivar with brilliant, true, cobalt blue flowers in acidic soils or deep, carmine red flowers in alkaline soils. Either way the colours are intense and gorgeous. Five feet tall and wide will be covered in flowers all summer long. Photo: Great Plant Picks.
Common Name: Bigleaf Hydrangea - [Hydrangea Pre-Order]
Family: Hydrangeaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour, Burgundy/Red/Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool, moist, shaded locations in rich soils of woodlands and along hedgerows and streambanks.
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan
