Panicle Hydrangea, Pee Gee Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

▲ large shrub, before flowering in early summer

▲ large, post-flowering shrub

▲▼ inflorescences

▲▼ leaves and stems

Location on campus: in garden area on east side of Karls Hall

Hydrangea paniculata: Panicle Hydrangea, PeeGee Hydrangea

      leaves opposite, deciduous, ovate with serrated margins; 3-6" long and 1/3 as wide; dark green above and pubescent underneath

      stems stout, reddish-brown with gray vertical streaks or peeling bark in older twigs

      grows 10-20' tall and wide

      flowers are white changing to purplish pink in mid summer to mid fall in upright terminal panicles with mostly fertile flowers

      flowers on new growth (current season’s wood)

      prefers full sun to partial shade in moist-well-drained soils; most cold hardy of hydrangeas

      fast growth rate