Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Star Gazer’ Hydrangea Selected Size:1 gallon Hydrangea macrophylla 'Purple Bayou’

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Purple Bayou’

which apparently was named after the originator's hometown

Avoid fertilizer with this beauty

Second 2 photos are by Talon Buchholz

More information can be found on 'Hime shojo' in Book for Maples: Wild Maples of Japan and Maple Cultivars by Masayaoshi Yano

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Star Gazer’ Hydrangea Selected Size:1 gallon Hydrangea macrophylla 'Purple Bayou’Hydrangea macrophylla 'Kompeito Star Gazer PP 20,998 Double Bloom Hydrangea Zones 5 9 Afternoon Shade Plant people always swoon over the hydrangeas in Japan. Star Gazer was hybridized by a breeder in Shizuoka, Japan and patented by Toyokazu Ichie. This Japanese selection has large doubled florets on each flower that are pink to blue rimmed with white variegation. The double flower and bicolor effect is quite striking summer through fall and is