Light-O-Day® Lacecap
Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Bailday'
Family: Hydrangeaceae
(Hydrangea Family)
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Height: 3-5 feet
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Spread: 3-5 feet
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Bloom Time: late spring
with scattered repeat bloom throughout summer
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Bloom: lacecap flower heads have outer
ring of bright white sterile flowers and inner blooms are blue in acidic soil
and soft pink in alkaline soil
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Light: part shade
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Soil: prefers rich,
well-drained; soil pH affects the flower color
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Moisture: medium; drought sensitive
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Use: hedge, mass or
group in mixed shrub border, woodland garden or as background for a perennial
border; cut flowers
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Care: blooms on new and old wood; prune in summer before they set bloom buds for next year; remove dead stems and spent blooms
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Concerns: no insect or
disease problems; flower buds not as hardy as plant
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Native to: species native
to Japan
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Notes: mostly grown for variegated
foliage; insignificant fall color
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Supplier: Beaver Creek
Nursery. DONATED BY DAVE WANNINGER
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F138
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