I really like this hydrangea. The flowers are gorgeous with their lacey edges. It does tend to be a bit more drought sensitive than som...Read Moree of my other hydrangeas, but the larger flowers make it worth it. Note that in my acid soil it is much bluer than most of the pictures show. Also it is a slow grower for a macrophylla, so it may be of interest for someone who has less space.
From the "Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas," (Van Gelderen -2004), " A large and robust shrub up to 5'. The corymbs are globular and frilly lo...Read Moreoking. The sepals open unevenly, from cream through pale blue to blue. Of course this is not the case in alkaline soil. This cultivar is a branch sport of the well-known 'Madame Emile Mouillere', but despite its beauty is rarely available in the trade. According to an anecdote, the late Princess Margaret of England called her sister, Queen Elizabeth, Frillibet in her childhood. Selected by Michael Haworth-Booth in the 1950s (UK)."
Blooms early and lasts well into fall. Sepals flip upside down late in the season. No hardiness zone noted.
I really like this hydrangea. The flowers are gorgeous with their lacey edges. It does tend to be a bit more drought sensitive than som...Read More
From the "Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas," (Van Gelderen -2004), " A large and robust shrub up to 5'. The corymbs are globular and frilly lo...Read More