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Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata
Mountain Hydrangea is a moderate-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 2–4 ft × 2–4 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect blue, pink and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, stands up well to wind and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft × 2–4 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Blue, Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Wind
- Native to
- Japan, North and South Korea
Freeze survival
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