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Buy Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii'

Also Known As

Veitchii Big Leaf Hydrangea

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 5'
W: 5'-10'

planting zones

6a-9b

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $19.95

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii' plant details

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer blue and white flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: hydrangeaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 5 FT - 10 FT - wide, 5 FT tall
Flowers: blue and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, dried-arrangements, fall color, hedge, long-blooming, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hydrangea macrophylla 'Veitchii'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The white (lilac-tinted?) lacecap ?flowers? of this Japanese variety can be up to 9" wide and dry to a crimson to pink to tan; the plant itself, to only 6' high, can spread to 12' wide and is very long-lived. PSh/M (not dry)

By: Forestfarm

Hydrangea macrophylla Veitchii is an ancient (1881) Japanese hybrid and though I'm not that ancient, this was the first lacecap I planted in my garden before the turn of this last century. It has has long been a favorite lacecap - I like the smaller flowers and how they're held on the stems, slightly up over the bush. The sterile florets are greenish starting out, then they change to white, and then again they change in acid pH to have a slight blue hue or in alkaline to have a slight pink hue. The fertile florets are VERY show and do the same thing - blue in acid, pink in alkaline. I've read that sepals age pink in sun, but in my first garden they were in the shade so they aged green.

By: Cutting Edge Plants

A charming white-flowered hybrid. Introduced by Messrs. Veitch around the beginning of the 20th century, the deep green, pointed leaves show off the flattish, snowy white lacecap flowers to perfection. A completely hardy hydrangea which needs partial shade and rich loamy soil to thrive. It is a favorite shrub for massing in a woodland setting or semi-natural garden.