Hydrangea villosa

Hydrangea villosa

Hydrangea villosa (syn. Hydrangea aspera subsp. aspera) is a species native to the Himalayas and western China. It is a large, deciduous shrub with velvety, lance-shaped leaves and flat, lacecap-type flower heads with a ring of pale pink or white sterile florets surrounding a center of tiny blue fertile flowers. It is valued for its foliage texture and late-summer bloom in woodland gardens.