Hydrangea aspera Villosa - growing - coming soon!

Hydrangea Aspera Villosa. Ideal for the back of a border. Leaves are narrow and hairy. Flowers pink and mauve with white to light pink or mauve lace cap flowers. Reasonably drought resistant. Prefers sunny aspect but not in late afternoon. Hydrangea aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangea, native to the region between the Himalayas, across southern China, to Taiwan. It is a large, erect deciduous shrub growing to 2-3 m (10 ft)] tall and wide if not pruned regularly, with broadly oval leaves. The flowers are typically borne in large flat heads in late summer and are in variable shades of pale blue and pink, fringed by white or pale pink sterile florets. The Latin aspera means "rough-textured" and refers to the downy lower surface of the leaves