Hydrangea paniculata

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Hydrangea paniculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea
Species:
H. paniculata
Binomial name
Hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea paniculata, or panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin). [2] [3] It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829. [4]

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Description

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. [2]

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. Florets may open pale green, grading to white with age, thus creating a pleasing "two-tone" effect. [5]

Cultivation

H. paniculata 'Grandiflora' Hydrangea paniculata f grandiflora2.jpg
H. paniculata 'Grandiflora'

In cultivation it is pruned in spring to obtain larger flower heads. [6]

Numerous cultivars have been developed for ornamental use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit: [7]

Those cultivars marked (PBR) are protected by plant breeders' rights from unauthorised propagation.

Other cultivars include:

Uses

Hydrangea paniculata is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide [15] [ unreliable source? ] present as cyanogenic glycosides. [16]

Etymology

Hydrangea is derived from Greek, meaning 'water vessel', in reference to the shape of the capsules. [17]

Paniculata means 'with branched-racemose or cymose inflorescences', 'tufted', 'paniculate', or 'with panicles'. This name is about the flowers of this species. [17]

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