Japanese Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea
The name Hydrangea, means “water vessel,” given for its cup-shaped seed vessels. A genus of diverse forms, Hydrangeas are commonly found throughout Asia, from the Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan, with the exception of two species, Hydrangea arborescens and Hydrangea quercifolia, which are native to North America.
Easily grown, this shrub’s lush deciduous leaves are best suited to loose, moist soil in the shade of tall trees or on the north side of the house. If, like us, you’ve tired of the commoner sort, these delicacies will be a welcome surprise.
Selected by the late great plantsman J. C. Raulston, this rare Japanese cultivar boasts dainty lacecaps with lilac or pink-blushed white florets poised upon a mesmerizing mound of gold dusted green deciduous leaves. Pink petioles and rich maroon and red fall colors further highlight the extraordinary 5 in. long variegated foliage. Named after the sweet tasting amacha, a Japanese tea crafted from its dried leaves, 'O Amacha Nishiki' is a small-statured star specimen that's well-suited for a mixed planting. It appreciates rich adequately moist soil and protection from harsh afternoon sun inland, though tolerates full sun near the coast.
Blooms July – September.
Size: 3-1/2' – 4' 0" high x 3-1/2' – 4' 0" wide.
Hardy to zone 6.
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Other selections in this genus:
- Hydrangea ‘Alpengluhen (Glowing Embers)’
- Hydrangea anomala ssp petiolaris
- Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris ‘Firefly’
- Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris ‘Skylands Giant’
- Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
- Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas' Halo’
- Hydrangea aspera
- Hydrangea aspera ‘Rocklon’
- Hydrangea integrifolia
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blue Wave’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Enziandom’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hörnli’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Wave’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Maculata’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mathilda Gutges’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’
- Hydrangea macrophylla var. serrata ‘Blue Billow’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Shooting Star’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Mega Mindy’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Amethyst’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Queen of Hearts’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sikes Dwarf’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’
- Hydrangea seemannii
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Deckle’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Miranda’
