Hydrangea macrophylla Cherry Explosion
Hydrangea macrophylla Cherry Explosion is an exceptionally hardy cultivar with a profusion of cherry-red lacecaps.
Description:
A rare selection of exceptionally hardy (zone 4!) Hydrangea macrophylla, 'McKay' Cherry Explosion offers a profusion of cherry red flowers surrounding a burst of star-like pink fertile florets in lacecap heads. Leaves turn a beautiful burgundy in fall.
Common Name: Bigleaf Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Crimson
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool, moist, shaded locations in rich soils of woodlands and along hedgerows and streambanks.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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