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Hydrangea paniculata
'Grandiflora'
Pee Gee Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Located behind Holcumb dormitory near parking lot.
- leaves opposite (may be whorled at a node), elliptic
- leaves dark green, with serrated margin
- buds rounded, imbricate, globular, sometimes borne more than 2 at
a node
- stems thick, smooth to rough, gray with streaks
- flowers white (aging to pink), arranged in pyramidal panicles, sterile
outer florets are large and showy, inner fertile florets are small
- fruit is a capsule, persisting with the dried florets
- bark develops ridges and furrows with age
- habit is usually a small single-stemmed tree (standard), or a multi-stemmed
large shrub
- texture is coarse and stiff, with arching branches
View Hydrangea
paniculata page in the UConn Plant Database
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