Do hydrangeas like shade. I'm looking for a bush with snowball like blooms that likes shade?

the spot that i want to plant them is shady but does get sun at 4pm,

Do hydrangeas like shade. I'm looking for a bush with snowball like blooms that likes shade?
yes, my daughter has hydrangeas underneath large trees in her front yard.... they are huge. (part sun and part shade)





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Reply:If your going for the snowball effect a Viburnum opulus is really gorgeous. It blooms many very large white ball-shaped flowers. It is also known as a European Cranberry. It will require more sun to shade however.
Reply:That may not be quite enough sun for them. They prefer lots of sun - they were originally cultivated in the sunny Azores. You could try it.





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Reply:yes, if there is enough bright indirect light.You can also try,Viburnum (macrocephalum) there are many varities





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Reply:I have a hydrandea that rarely gets direcy sunlight but is the healthiest plant in the garden and, even though it is neglected (by me), it manages to produce huge blooms!