Izu No Hana Lacecap Hydrangea – 3 Gallon Pot

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An unusual Hydrangea discovered on the eastern coast of the Izu peninsula in Japan, ‘Izu no Ito’, translating to English as “flowers of the Izu,” features lacecap blooms with showy, double, sterile florets at the ends of gracefully drooping peduncles that are arranged in an outer ring surrounding a large clump of tiny fertile florets in the center of the flower head. Very unique and beautiful, the flowers will be pink or lavender shades in a neutral to alkaline soil (7.0-8.0pH) or blue shades in an acidic soil (below 7.0 pH). The foliage is also unusually dark green and glossy on shrubs that reach 4 feet tall and wide, making for a good fit as an accent in smaller spaces or containers, or in groupings or as a natural hedge where space will allow.  We list this one as cold hardy to USDA Zone 6 but hear it might be hardy to Zone 5.

Growing to 4 feet tall and equally as wide, the Izu no Hana Hydrangea can be grown in garden beds or containers. It is ideal for use as a specimen or accent in smaller garden spaces, home foundation plantings, flowering shrub borders and perennial gardens. In larger landscape spaces it is especially dramatic in small to large groupings or in straight or staggered rows as a colorful natural hedge.

Suggested Spacing:  3 to 3.5 feet apart for solid hedges;  7 feet or more apart for space between plants

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