This is one of the more sun tolerant of the hydrangea species. Flowering and fall coloring will be best in a fair amount of sun. Can be grown in full sun if adequate water provided.

You'd have to define your shade. High shade from deciduous trees, deep shade from conifers?

That said, mine gets 2 hours of am sun and fairly deep shade from conifers the rest of the day and it does fine.

tj

Thanks for the responses. It's high shade from deciduous trees.

You should be fine.

tj

Mine are in high shade and preform very well- pehaps get an hour of direct sun.