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Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata

Mountain Hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata) is a medium-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, 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

In the landscape

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Freeze survival

Will it survive your winters?

Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Mountain Hydrangea is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.

Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.

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