Hydrangea macrophylla Mont Jean

A lacecap hydrangea we sourced from a friend’s garden, which we commonly call ‘Tony’s big sepal’. You can see why! We even put a ruler on the flowers to show how big the sepals are. Unlike many hydrangeas wrongly called ‘Mont Jean’, this hydrangea has no pale centre to each sepal. The colour is evenly spread across the head.  Pink or blue colour depends on the acidity of the soil. As we grow in pots our plants are pink, which quickly change to blue when planted out.