Bed U: plant 40 Named after the French garden: ‘Jardin-de-Bellevue’. With broad flat...
aspera ‘Bellvue’ (Mme Lemonnier)
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Aspera
Native of China, Taiwan and the Himalayas, this species is very variable in eventual size and in leaf and flower colour. They all have large, rough, hairy leaves and hairy stems. The largest and roughest was known as sub species sargentiana, but this one is now recognized as a separate species. They have flat flower heads made up of a central area of fertile florets. The colour of these may vary from wishy-washy blue to an intense deep blue depending on the form or cultivar. The fertile florets are surrounded by a circle of mauve sterile florets. Some excellent cultivars have been bred recently such as Anthony Bullivant and Sam McDonald.
aspera ‘Gong Shan’
Bed U: Plant 38 Collected wild from Gong Shan in China Fuller description and photo to...
aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’
Bed U: Plant 39 Hydrangea aspera Hot Chocolate is a new variety with large large lacecap flowers....
aspera ‘Mauvette’ ( c1983)
Bed M: Plant 22 Not as large as most cultivars. With deep blue fertile florets and pure mauve...
aspera ‘Peter Chappell’
Bed U: Plant 38 A beautiful plant and quite different from most aspera cultivars. The ‘Head...
aspera ‘Rocklon’
Bed U: Plant 40 An attractive cultivar with wide spread flower heads giving a graceful air. The...
aspera ‘The Ditch’
Bed G: Plant 05 A compact plant growing to 2m Fertile florets deep mauve surrounded by pale...
aspera ‘Anthony Bulivant’
Bed V: Plant 02 One of the best cultivars of H. aspera. The sterile florets a pale pink and the...
aspera ‘Elegant White’
Bed E: Plant 02 Rounded heads of white flowers UK Plant finder 2009: Not listed
aspera ‘Sam McDonald’
The sterile florets a pale pink and the central fertile flowers are pink with long deep blue...