Hydrangea macrophylla Zorro
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Common Name: Hydrangea Zorro
Latin Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro'
Soil: well-drained soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: July-September/Deep blue or pink
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 1.5m/1.5m
Special features: Delightful lace-cap flowers that are blue in acid soils and pink in alkaline soils.
The 'Zorro' shrub has the unusual trait of having different coloured flowers in different soil types: in acid soils, the flowers are deep blue, and in alkaline soils the flowers are pale pink. The leaves are broadly ovate in shape with finely toothed edges and are dark green in colour with prominent veins. This hydrangea has a bushy and rounded habit and works well when planted in a mixed flower bed or border.