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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Dogwoods, Hydrangeas, and Allies
  6. Hydrangea Family
  7. Hydrangeas
  8. Macrophyllae
  9. Mophead Hydrangea

species 48,877 observations

Mophead Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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53 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Azure Bluet, Golden-reined Digger Wasp 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Red Admiral, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 51

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Part shade Dappled shade Full shade
Moisture
Well drained Wet
Soil
Sand Loam Clay Organic
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Resists
Salt
Habit
Erect Multi stemmed Rounded
Plant type
Perennial Poisonous Shrub

From NC State Extension.

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