Hydrangea paniculata, the panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin). It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829.
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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.
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.
Cultivation
In cultivation it is pruned in spring to obtain larger flower heads. Numerous cultivars have been produced, of which H. paniculata Pink Diamond 'Interhydia' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Other cultivars include:-
Uses
Hydrangea paniculata is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide present as cyanogenic glycosides.
Etymology
Hydrangea is derived from Greek, meaning 'water vessel', in reference to the shape of the capsules.
Paniculata means 'with branched-racemose or cymose inflorescences', 'tufted', 'paniculate', or 'with panicles'. This name is in reference to the flowers of this species.
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