Hydrangea Ayesha

hydrangea macrophylla ayesha

Hydrangea macrophylla Ayesha is a bigleaf variety that features showy balls of light blue flowers through summer and autumn. The mildly fragrant flowers are complemented with lush, dark green leaves. It grows as a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with a rounded form to about 1.2 m tall and the same wide and can be trimmed as necessary. It performs best when planted in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained soil that is slightly acidic. It is hardy to cool climates, frost, and short periods of dry. Hydrangea macrophylla Ayesha is a great variety for including in a mixed planting, maintaining in a container, growing as an informal hedge, using as a backdrop for smaller plants, or including in a cottage garden.