Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Big Daddy'

Plant does not bloom on new wood as some ads for the Southern Living Collection have claimed. It's only as bud-hardy as 99% of its cousin...Read Mores, so winter protection is recommended. Moderate grower achieving about 3 feet in one season. The glossier-than-normal leaves are somewhat attractive, but their shape is nothing to write home about.

In "Hydrangeas for American Gardens," by Michael A. Dirr (2004), it says that this cultivar grows 5'-6' high with thick stems and glossy ...Read Morethick large leaves that have a yellow fall color. Flowers are 8" to 12" across with thin sepals. Pink in alkaline, blue in acid soils. No hardiness zone information.

Dirr says this might be a seedling of 'Otaksa'.