Biology: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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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrangea paniculata Siebold
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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
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
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] (suitable for smaller gardens)
Those cultivars marked (PBR) are protected by plant breeders' rights from unauthorised propagation.
Other cultivars include:
- ‘Praecox,’[14] a particularly early flowering cultivar
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]
References
- ↑ Gao, Q.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Hydrangea paniculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147376037A147618345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147376037A147618345.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/147376037/147618345. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wei Zhaofen; Bruce Bartholomew. "Hydrangea paniculata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010123.
- ↑ Hydrangeas for American gardens, by Dirr, Michael. Timber Press, 2004. ISBN:0881926418/ISBN:9780881926415
- ↑ "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/791653-1.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Youtube - Gardening tips: pruning Hydrangea paniculata". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1eE5InJWKc.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 51. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata 'Big Ben'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/177807/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Big-Ben/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/154246/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Limelight-sup-(PBR)-sup/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/177820/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Phantom/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata Pink Diamond = 'Interhydia'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/139944/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Pink-Diamond-FONT-Interhydia/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky = 'Dvppinky' (PBR)". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/226118/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Pinky-winky-font-Dvppinky-sup-(PBR)-sup/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/177822/i-Hydrangea-paniculata-i-Silver-Dollar/Details.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, Sue A. (2009). "Early Bloomer: Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox'". Arnoldia 67 (1): 44. http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/2009-67-1-early-bloomer-hydrangea-paniculata-praecox.pdf. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ↑ Erowid Hydrangea Vault
- ↑ ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 206, 289
External links
- 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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