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Hydrangea febrifuga

Dichroa febrifuga

Also called Chinese Quinine, Fever Flower

Hydrangea febrifuga
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 3.0

Hydrangea febrifuga (also called Dichroa febrifuga or Chinese quinine) is a subshrub or shrub from China and Southeast Asia, grown mainly for its blue flowers and historically for medicinal use. It needs mild, humid conditions and shade from hot afternoon sun.

Family
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained acidic soil.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Hydrangea febrifuga is a flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to central and southern China, Indochina, Malesia, and New Guinea.

Other Hydrangea plants

Hydrangea · 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 Hydrangea febrifuga 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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