Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Fasan'

I saved mine from the trash heap. My son purchased a home and dug it up, said " something must be wrong with it, it doesn't bloom right" ...Read More. It was huge so I took an ax to it, cut it into 10 pieces and 9 survived the brutal assault.

This is the first spring after the division and I have blooms. Planted some in full sun, some in partial shade and some in deep shade. Looks like here in the Deep South some shade is best.

From the sources "Hydrangeas for American Gardens," by Michael A. Dirr (2004), and "Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas" C.J. and D.M. Van Geldere...Read Moren (2004 - Timber Press):

A large shrub from 4' to 6' tall with sturdy branches. Dark green course leaves and stout stems. Flowers July to frost with large blooms, which have a double row of sterile florets. The main color is bright red sterile flowers with crimson fertile, but can be dark lavendar with purple overtones on acid soil. Fasan means "pheasant."