Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - Richmond, Virginia, USA
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - Richmond, Virginia, USA

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - Richmond, Virginia, USA

Garden Explorer

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We have many wonderful hydrangeas on display in the Garden. With so many varieties to chose from, hydrangeas begin blooming in early spring and continue their show into the fall. Follow this tour to see the different types, forms, and bloom colors.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee' • . 1 • oakleaf hydrangea
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A low-growing oakleaf hydrangea under a crape myrtle
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sike's Dwarf' • . 2 • oakleaf hydrangea
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An oakleaf hydrangea growing in the Bragdon Memorial Garden near the butterfly bench
Hydrangea paniculata 'Interhydia' • . 3 • panicle hydrangea
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Pink Diamond reaches its full bloom in July and August. It is a paniculata hydranges and blooms are long rather than round like a mophead hydrangea.
Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' • . 4 • hydrangea
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Cluster of pink mophead hydrangea growing on the slope on the main garden walk and across from the rose garden
Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Billow' • . 5 • hydrangea
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A light purple lacecap hydrangea on a slop in the Asian Valley
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sike's Dwarf' • . 6 • oakleaf hydrangea
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A large stand of oakleaf hydrangea near the Tea House
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' • . 7 • panicle hydrangea
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A mid-summer star with large, showy blooms. Blooms are pale green to start and age to rosey pink.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' Endless Summer™ • . 8 • big leaf hydrangea, hydrangea
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A group of deep blue mophead hydrangea on the edge of Flagler and under a large cryptomeria tree
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Called smooth or wild hydrangea, this selection blooms from June to September. This variety is related to the native hydrangea.
Hydrangea quercifolia • . 10 • oakleaf hydrangea
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A large oakleaf hydrangea along the Woodland Walk just past Dot's Garden
Hydrangea arborescens 'Dardom' White Dome® • . 11 • smooth hydrangea
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A native hydrangea located in Dot's Garden
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Brido' Snowflake • . 12 • oakleaf hydrangea
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Hydrangea 'Snowflake' has white flowers; this one is located near Dot's Garden and the Woodland Walk
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' • . 13 • smooth hydrangea
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Annabelle has giant, round blooms and is in the white garden facing Bloemendaal House
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A deep pink mophead hydrangea at the edge of the Minor garden
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' • . 15 • mophead hydrangea
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A cluster of blue mopheads in Minor Garden
Hydrangea 'Teller's White' • . 16 • hydrangea
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A lace-cap hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' • . 17 • oakleaf hydrangea
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'Alice' is a beautiful pink oakleaf hydrangea next to the tree-like 'White Lace' hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'White Lace' • . 18 • hydrangea
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This hydrangea looks like a tree and has the long bloom of a paniculata type. Next to the pretty pink 'Alice' oakleaf hydrangea
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These pretty blue mopheads are next to the path leading to the paved drive next to Streb
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave' • . 20 • hydrangea
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A cluster of blue mopheads on the edge of Lake Sydnor, across from 'Nigra'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra' • . 21 • bigleaf hydrangea
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This mophead hydrangea under the sycamore tree in Streb conifer garden has distrinctive black (or almost black) stems.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Altona' • . 22 • hydrangea
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The deepest blue - almost purple - of all the hydrangeas is on the edge of Lake Sydnor
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