Hydrangea serrata var. megacarpa, a deciduous shrub with
brown branches, inhabits dark and damp places along streams deep in
the mountains. Leaves, with 2-5cm long petioles, are alternate;
blades are 10-17cm long, 6-10cm wide, in a broad-oblong to oval-like
broad-oblong, with sharp tips, bases broadly cuneate, and
significant serrations on margins. Branch tips bear
10-17cm-in-diameter corymbs; 2.5-4cm across ornamental flowers are
blue to light blue, and sepals are broad-oval to rhombus-like
orbicular and somewhat overlapping, with a small number of
dentition-like serrations on margins. Bloom time: June-August. |