Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Deinanthe caerulea
Family: Hydrangeaceae
(P) to 18″. False Hydrangea. China. An unusual herbaceous Hydrangea relative first identified in the wild in the early 20th century by Ernest Henry Wilson, (1876-1930). Medium-to-dark green leaves up to eight inches long are rugose with dentate margins, prominent veins and pointed tips. Nodding, cup-shaped, violet-blue, fertile flowers bloom above the foliage in June-July. The petals of each flower curl around a decorative central boss of light violet stamens. A great collector’s pick for the shade garden. Best grown in peaty, fertile, humus-rich, well-drained but consistently moist soils in light shade. 4 & T2
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