Plants of the Hydrangea Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Hydrangea arborescens
- Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' // Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French/House HydrangeaA small, very showy flowering shrub with blooms affected by soil pH, but flower buds killed by severe winters.
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Grefuglo' // Fuchsia Glow™ Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lady in Red' // Lady in Red Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lady in Red Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' // Nikko Blue Bigleaf Hydrangea, Nikko Blue Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'P11HM-11' // BloomStruck™ Endless Summer® Bigleaf Hydrangea, Bloomstruck™ Endless Summer® Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' // Pink Elf® Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink Elf® Dwarf Hydrangea, Winning Edge Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pink Beauty' // Pink Beauty Bigleaf Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Variegata' // Variegated Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Panicle Hydrangea, Panicled HydrangeaA large, coarse, unkempt, upright shrub with showy flower panicles all summer, white aging to purplish-pink.
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk' // Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea, Quick Fire® Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Dvppinky' // Pinky Winky® Panicle Hydrangea, Pinkie Winky® Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' // PeeGee Panicle Hydrangea, PeeGee Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'ILVOBO' // Bobo® Panicle Hydrangea, Bobo® Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane' // Little Lime Panicle Hydrangea, Little Lime Panicled Hydrangea, Jane Panicle Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Kyushu' // Kyushu Panicle Hydrangea, Kyushu Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' // Limelight Panicle Hydrangea, Limelight Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' // Pink Diamond Panicle Hydrangea, Pink Diamond Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Renhy' // Vanilla Strawberry™ Panicle Hydrangea, Vanilla Strawberry™ Panicled Hydrangea
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' // Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Tardiva Panicled Hydrangea
Hydrangea petiolaris
- Hydrangea petiolaris 'Miranda' // Miranda Climbing Hydrangea Vine
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf HydrangeaSlow to start, but develops into a beautiful, native small shrub with showy summer flowers and foliage, plus great late fall color and good bark.
- Hydrangea quercifolia // Oakleaf Hydrangea ("straight species")
- Hydrangea quercifolia 'Flemygea' // Snow Queen™ Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee' // Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' // Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Hydrangea quercifolia var. Guy S // Guy Sternberg's Special Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata
- Hydrangea serrata 'Kiyosumi' // Kiyosumi Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea sp.
Hydrangea- Hydrangea sp. // Hydrangea ("straight species")