Hydrangea paniculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Genus: | Hydrangea |
| Species: | H. paniculata
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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]
Description
[edit | edit source]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
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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]
- 'Big Ben'[8]
- 'Limelight' (PBR)[9]
- 'Phantom'[10]
- Pink Diamond = 'Interhydia'[11]
- Pinky-Winky = 'Dvppinky' (PBR)[12]
- 'Silver Dollar'[13]
Those cultivars marked (PBR) are protected by plant breeders' rights from unauthorised propagation.
Other cultivars include:
- 'Praecox',[14] a particularly early flowering cultivar
Uses
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
References
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- ^ Erowid Hydrangea Vault
- ^ ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Friedman, William. "Eminent panicle hydrangeas." Posts from the Collections, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Rose, Nancy. "A Parade of Hydrangeas." ARBlog, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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