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woolly-leaved hydrangea

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A variable species, from mid sized shrubs to small trees, and up to around 5m high in cultivation. Leaves are dark green with greyish-white hairy undersides, usually toothed and often held on reddish stems. Produces broad flat flower heads from late spring to early summer, with loose clusters of small true flowers surrounded by larger florets, usually white but sometimes turning pink as they mature

Scientific classification

Species: woolly-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea heteromalla)
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of woolly-leaved hydrangea

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of woolly-leaved hydrangea

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woolly-leaved hydrangea care guide

Water deeply to maintain steady soil moisture in warm weather spells
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Water deeply to maintain steady soil moisture in warm weather spells

Fertilizing

Add slow-release shrub fertilizer once yearly at early spring bud break

Pruning

Use the method for the hydrangea type: remove faded mophead flowers to the first healthy bud pair; paniculata and arborescens may have last year's stems shortened to healthy bud pairs. Climbing hydrangeas need overlong shoots trimmed after flowering. Most types are pruned in late winter or early spring; climbing hydrangeas are pruned after flowering in summer.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, or by hardwood cuttings in winter

Growing

Grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil, with shelter from cold, drying winds and late frosts. This species will tolerate full sun if the soil is kept consistently moist. Mulch annually in spring. See shrubby hydrangea cultivation for more detailed advice

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