David's hydrangea

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A small to medium-sized, deciduous shrub up to 1.2m high, with thick, serrated, textured leaves, blue tinted on the reverse and veins. In summer, terminal flowerheads of small, blue fertile flowers, surrounded by large white sterile florets, are produced. The fertile flowers are blue in acid conditions but will become pink in alkaline conditions

Scientific classification

Species: David's hydrangea (Hydrangea davidii)
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of David's hydrangea

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of David's hydrangea

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David's hydrangea care guide

Consistently moist root zone, add extra water during warm dry weather
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Consistently moist root zone, add extra water during warm dry weather

Fertilizing

Hydrangea shrub feed every four weeks spring through early summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer

Growing

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in partial shade or sun if the soil remains reliably moist. See shrubby hydrangea cultivation for more detailed advice

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