Hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea
Species: H. paniculata
Binomial name
Hydrangea paniculata
Siebold

Hydrangea paniculata (panicled hydrangea) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin).[1][2] It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829.[3] It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad, growing in sparse forests or thickets in valleys or on mountain slopes.[1]

The leaves are broadly oval, toothed and 7–15 cm (3–6 in) long. In late summer it bears large conical panicles of creamy white fertile flowers, together with pinkish white sterile florets.[4]

H. paniculata 'Grandiflora'

In cultivation it is pruned in spring to obtain larger flower heads.[5] Numerous cultivars have been produced, of which H. paniculata Pink Diamond 'Interhydia'[6] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Other cultivars include:-

  • 'Grandiflora'[7]    
  • 'Kyushu'[8]    
  • 'Praecox'[9]    

H. paniculata is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide[11] present as cyanogenic glycosides.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Wei Zhaofen; Bruce Bartholomew. "Hydrangea paniculata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Hydrangeas for American gardens, by Dirr, Michael. Timber Press, 2004. ISBN 0881926418/ISBN 9780881926415
  3. ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  5. ↑ "Youtube - Gardening tips: pruning Hydrangea paniculata". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hydrangea paniculata Pink Diamond 'Interhydia'". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hydrangea paniculata 'Kyushu'". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox'". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hydrangea paniculata 'Unique'". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Erowid Hydrangea Vault
  12. ↑ ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
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