Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMES14' Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue
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Object Details
- Description
- This bigleaf hydrangea cultivar has some of the truest blue flowers of any hydrangea cultivar on the market. This plant is also unique for its strong flower stems, early blooming time, winter hardiness, and upright, spreading structure.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, rebloom in late summer to early fall
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2021-0522A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Densely clustered flower heads are nearly spherical, with flowers that range from blue to pink, depending on soil conditions. Inflorescence is about 5" (12.5 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, opposite, ovate, green leaves. About 3.75" (9.5 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 2-3' tall x 2-3' wide (.6-.9 x .6-.9 meters)
- Structure
- Mounded
- Range
- cultivated
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Common Name
- Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar
- French hydrangea cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- macrophylla
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0522A
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax739c01c0f-c667-45d9-a383-4b606289f1bb
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