Hydrangeas - Queen of the Garden

Curious about the identification, culture and care of hydrangeas?

Come to the Sterling Morton Library and look at these resources:

• Bartrum, Douglas. Hydrangeas and viburnums. London : J. Gifford, 1958. SB413.H93B3
• Bir, Dick. Big flowers from bigleaf hydrangeas. In Fine Gardening, no. 92, (July-August 2003), p. 44-48.
• Bucks, Christine. Simply hydrangeas. In Organic Gardening, v. 45, no. 2, (February 1998), p. 22-26.
• Church, Glyn. Hydrangeas. Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books, c2001. SB413.H83C48
• Dirr, Michael. Hydrangeas for American gardens. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2004. SB413.H93D57
• Haworth-Booth, Michael. The hydrangeas. London : Constable, 1950. SB413.H93H3
• Hinkley, Daniel J. Mopheads & laceheads. In Horticulture, v. 95, no. 7, (July/August 1998), p. 36-40.
• Lawson-Hall, Toni. Hydrangeas : a gardeners' guide. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1995. SB413.H93L38
• Lawson-Hall, Toni. Laced with charm. In The Garden, v. 126, pt. 8, (August 2001), p. 592-595.
• Mallet, Corinne. Hydrangeas : species & cultivars. Varengeville : Centre d'Art Floral, 1994. SB413.H93M35
• McClintock, Elizabeth May. A monograph of the genus Hydrangea. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences, 1957. QK497.291.H9M2

• Look at our Plant Collections Catalog to find out what members of the hydrangea family grow at The Morton Arboretum.
• Click here to view a specimen of Hydrangea arborescens collected in Jasper County, Indiana from the Herbarium of The Morton Arboretum.
• Still have a hunger to learn more about hydrangeas? Consider contacting The American Hydrangea Society.