This is probably my favourite shrub! It has large furry, grey / green leaves and, for a Hydrangea, understated but beautiful flowers:
I grow it in quite shady conditions, jammed in amongst a large clump of black bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra, and a large Tree Fern. Not forgetting Hostas and a Gunnera.
This evening, it is cloudy and beginning to get dark, its 9.00 pm but the flowers of Hydrangea aspera really stand-out in the gloom. So I had to take some photos! I also grow the more common Hydrangea but they are gaudy show-offs in comparison to this aristocrat of the genus.
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