나무수국 '리틀 램'-Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb'

 

나무수국 '리틀 램'

 

 

 

	과명 Hydrangeaceae (수국과) 속명 Hydrangea (수국속) 전체학명 Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb' 추천명 나무수국 '리틀 램' 이명   외국명

 

Hydrangea paniculata, commonly called panicle hydrangea, is a vigorous, upright, rapid-growing, somewhat coarsely textured, deciduous shrub that is native to China and Japan. It typically grows to 8-15’ (less frequently to 25’) tall, and features oval to ovate dark green leaves and upright, sharply-pointed, conical, terminal flower panicles (to 6-8” long) containing both fertile and sterile flowers (mostly non-showy fertile flowers) that bloom from mid-summer into fall.

 Genus name comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup-like capsular fruit.

Specific epithet is in reference to the flowers being arranged in panicles.

‘Little Lamb’ is a compact cultivar that typically grows to 6-8’ tall and to 6’ wide. It is noted for producing dense, cone-shaped panicles of mostly sterile, small white flowers. Each panicle purportedly resembles a little lamb on the foliage. Panicles appear on upright to outward-arching, stiff stems. The much smaller, fluffy, fertile flowers are partially visible beneath the showier, sterile ones. Oval to ovate, serrate, dark green leaves (to 6” long) produce undistinguished, yellow to purple-tinged fall color. Panicles may be cut for fresh arrangements or for drying, or may be left on the plant where they will persist well into winter. U.S. Plant Patent PP15,395 issued on December 7, 2004.

Some nurseries describe ‘Little Lamb’ as a downsized version of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ which is a larger plant with much larger flower panicles.

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