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Hydrangea

Dichroa

Also called Hydrangeas

Hydrangea
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Dichroa is a genus of about 12 deciduous shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae, now generally treated within Hydrangea; members such as D. febrifuga are grown mainly as ornamental or medicinal plants. Plants reach 1 to 3 m and bear blue to purple berries.

Family
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, especially in dry spells.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -10 °C; protect young plants from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Roots and leaves of D. febrifuga contain febrifugine and related alkaloids, which can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if ingested.

About

Dichroa was a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia. It is now included in genus Hydrangea. These are deciduous shrubs growing to 1–3 m tall, with their leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are produced in a broad inflorescence similar to that of the related genus Hydrangea. The fruit is a glossy metallic purple-blue berry.

Dichroa febrifuga (Chinese: 常山; pinyin: chángshān) is an important herb in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

Other Hydrangea plants

Hydrangea febrifuga · Climbing Hydrangea · Wild hydrangea · Rough Leaf Hydrangea · Hydrangea fauriei · Hydrangea glaucescens · Japanese Hydrangea Vine · Bigleaf Hydrangea · Panicled hydrangea · Climbing Hydrangea · Oakleaf hydrangea · Mountain hydrangea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichroa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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