Izu no odoriko

Hydrangea macrophylla ’izunoodoriko’

  • Izu no odoriko
  • Izu no odoriko
  • Flower name
    Izu no odoriko
  • Scientific name
    Hydrangea macrophylla ’izunoodoriko’
  • Alias伊豆の踊子, 紫陽花, ガクアジサイ, ガクアジサイ 'イズノオドリコ', 額紫陽花
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Izu no odoriko

Izu no odoriko (Hydrangea macrophylla form. normalis 'izuno odoriko') is one of the original species of 'Forehead hydrangea', a cold-tolerant deciduous shrub of the hydrangea family. The place of origin is the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Many ornamental flowers are in the shape of semi-therapyard. The flowers are round-petaled, double-flowered and hydrangea-shaped. The ornamental flowers are pale blue or peachy, and the amphoteric flowers are blue.

Common name: Izu no odoriko, scientific name: Hydrangea macrophylla form. normalis 'izuno odoriko',
Production area: Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture
Inflorescence: Cup-shaped; Flower type: Forehead hydrangea; Decorative flowers: pale blue or pale peach; Amphipathic flowers: blue; Round petals, double-flowered hydrangea type; Decorative flower diameter: cm; Amphipathic flower diameter: cm.
Flowering season: May - July; leaf surface color: dark green; sub-leaf color: yellowish green; leaf shape: broad-oval; leaf margins: blunt serrate.


  • Order
    Cornales
  • Family
    Hydrangeaceae
  • Genus
    Hydrangea
  • Species
    H. macrophylla form. normalis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cluster inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Multi-petaled
  • Leaf type
    Oval
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeDeciduous shrub
  • Flower colorsPink Blue White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height100.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower4.0 ~ 6.0 cm

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