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Arborescens
Hydrangea Arborescens
This variety is native to the United States. It is very hardy and blooms on new wood. It is the original 'snowball' hydrangea with white sterile flowers. Arborescens will bloom early, mid-season, and late.
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Aspera
Hydrangea Aspera
Aspera is recognised for its huge fuzzy leaves and stems. The different varieties are native to the Himalayas, China, and Taiwan. This family grows very large and the flower colour does not usually change with acidity. All varieties in the aspera family have unusually large lacecap shaped flowers. |
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Involucrata
Hydrangea Involucrata
This small shrub has fuzzy leaves that are pale green in colour. Varieties were found in the early 1900s in Japan. Unusual buds are shaped like globes opening to oval shaped lacecap flowers which bloom early, mid-season and late. |
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Lacecap
Hydrangea Macrophylla Normalis
Lacecap flower heads are made up of small fertile flowers in the centre with a ring of larger sterile florets around the outside. The flower head has a comparatively flat, roughly disc-shaped appearance. Lacecap varieties are strong vigorous growers. |
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Mophead
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Mophead is a nickname used to describe the familiar 'snowball' bloom hydrangeas. The florets are sterile forming large colourful globular heads. |
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Paniculata
Hydrangea Paniculata
Paniculata varieties feature a panicle (cone shaped) flower head consisting of fertile and sterile florets blooming on new wood. Paniculatas are easy to grow and hardy in some areas. |
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Petiolaris
Hydrangea Anomala
This is a climbing hydrangea featuring a white lacecap bloom. Several varieties were found in 1800s in the Himalayas, Japan and China. |
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Quercifolia
Hydrangea Quercifolia
This hardy variety is commonly called the "Oak Leaf" family of hydrangeas and is native to the United States. It is a large growing deciduous shrub except for the few hybrid dwarf varieties. Quercifolia has panicle (cone) shaped blooms that are made up of both fertile and sterile florets. |
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Serrata
Hydrangea Macrophylla Serrata
Originally found growing in the mountains of Asia, the serrata variety is usually a smaller, slender stemmed but lush growing, fully blooming hydrangea. The blooms are most often a mixture of colours that change as the plant ages. Serratas are hardy in some areas and more drought resistant than other varieties once established. |
