Deinanthe bifida (Bi-lobed deinanthe)

Light ShadeZone: 4-7 24" tall Origin: Japan

Web-Only! This bizarre hydrangea relative hails from the mountain woodlands of Japan, where it forms a 2' tall x 2' wide clump of rough-textured bi-lobed light green leaves. The clumps are topped in June (NC) with white flowers resembling miniature hydrangea florets. The leaves can be cooked and eaten, but we prefer spinach. This is about as esoteric as it gets, so it's not going to get gobbled up by the Wal-Mart marigold and impatiens crowd. If this is your thing, be sure to jump on the essoteric bandwagon before they're all gone...they're really cute. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)