'Fireworks' is a stunning, compact lacecap variety of Hydrangea. During summer, it showcases large, flattened flower heads with an outer ring of double white florets surrounding a dense center of smaller light blue florets. This hydrangea flourishes best in a semi-shaded spot with moist, well-draining soil. Grows to around 1-1.5 x 1-1.5m.
This Hydrangea is also known as 'Hanabi', which is the Japanese name for fireworks! Other names include 'Fuji Waterfall', 'Shooting Star' and 'Sumida-no-hanabi'.
'Sumida-no-hanabi’ translates to 'fireworks over the Sumida River'. Originating out of Japan near Yokohama, it is a mutant of the Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis. It was named by Mr. Takeomi Yamamoto, founder of the Japanese Hydrangea Society.
The larger-than-normal hydrangea lace cap flowers are white as snow, with just a faint hint of blue in the center of its larger, sterile florets. They surround the smaller fertile flowers, but occasionally pop up in the middle of the tiny blossoms. When you view the flower heads, you can easily see why they named it fireworks!