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Cobertura limitada
Hortensia de hoja grande
Hydrangea macrophylla
Un arbusto leñoso caducifolio de la familia Hydrangeaceae, nativo de Japón, China, Corea y el Sureste Asiático y cultivado desde hace mucho tiempo como la clásica «hortensia» francesa. NC State Extension lo describe como un arbusto redondeado de entre 3 a 6 feet de altura y anchura, con hojas grandes opuestas, simples y dentadas (de 4-8 inches de longitud) y grandes racimos florales esféricos o en forma de encaje a finales de primavera y en verano, en blanco, rosa, azul o morado. El color de la flor sigue notablemente la química del suelo: los suelos ácidos viran las flores al azul y los alcalinos las tornan rosas. Necesita protección del sol intenso de tarde y humedad constante, lo que la convierte en una especie clave en plantaciones de fundación sombreadas y bordes de arboleda.
Climate fit: moderate (52/100)
Focal point
Structure
Border
Container
Light
Part sun / Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
36-72" tall · 60" apart
Hardy in zones
6a-11b
cold to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
4-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Un arbusto ornamental, no una planta alimentaria.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 45 ecoregions — 43 climate-resilient through 2070 · 2 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Hortensia de hoja grande (Hydrangea macrophylla). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/hydrangea-macrophylla
Sources for every fact
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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