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Hydrangea alternifolia

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A deciduous subshrub to around 90cm with coarsley toothed, oblong, alternate dark green foliage and white, fertile flowers, similar to those of lacecap hydrangeas, surrounded by showy pink sterile ones appearing from summer through until early autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Hydrangea alternifolia (Hydrangea alternifolia)
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

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

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Hydrangea alternifolia

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Hydrangea alternifolia care guide

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

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 hardwood cuttings in winter

Growing

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in partial shade or grow in sun if soil remains reliably moist. Improve chalky soils with organic matter to support good growth. See shrubby hydrangea cultivation for further advice

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