Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa

Hydrangea strigosa, Rehd. (H. aspera, Hemsl., not Don). Shrub, to 8 ft.: branchlets strigose: lvs. oblong-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate or serrate, sparingly strigose or nearly glabrous above, densely strigose below, 3—7 in. long; petiole about 1 in. long: cymes 4-6 in. across; sterile fls. white or sometimes purple, 1- 1 ½ in. across, with broadly oval, entire or serrate sepals; styles 2. Aug. Cent. China. Var. macrophylla, Rehd. (H. aspera Var. macrophylla, Hemsl.). Lvs. 8-12 in. long: cymes to 8 in. across with the sterile fls. about 2 in. broad.

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