Hydrangea macrophylla 'Geoffrey Chadbund'Hydrangea macrophylla Geoffrey Chadbund Lacecap Hydrangea Geoffrey Chadbund is a compact shrub, growing up to 1. 5 m high and wide. Unusually for a lacecap, it has rosy red sterile flowers (the outer ones) when grown in neutral or alkaline soils. In acidic soils the flowers are mauve purple. The flower heads are rounded, with the sterile flowers usually arranged in a single ring, though a double ring can occur. Flower heads are also easy to dry. If