Hydrangea aspera 'Mauvette'
Rough leaved hydrangea
Also known as Hydrangea 'Mauvette'
- Height × spread
- 3m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
The aristocratic space-filling Hydrangea aspera forms are superb if there is enough space for them. This variety has domed heads of flowers in the lacecap formation. (This means a network of stems supports four-petalled large infertile flowers scattered upon its surface, the effect being somewhat lace-like). They are large, rather flat in appearance with brown stalks and white infertile flowers dancing round their rim. The flowers turn lilac-pink with age and combine well with fruits that develop from the tiny fertile flowers that are scarcely noticed. The mahogany coloured berries complement the faded flowers. The plant has spreading branches that are clad in large pointed leaves that are soft and velvety to the touch. Wonderful in a partly shaded or woodland setting. (Grow early bulbs beneath their winter-bare branches.)
- Flower colour
- Cream, Lilac, Pink, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 3m
- Height in 10 years
- 2.5m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Screening, Structural, Architectural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Deer
- Protect from deer when young if in vulnerable area
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Skin allergen
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Apply slow release fertiliser
Apply a slow release fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plants soon after they have come into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
Found in
More Hydrangea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea 'Preziosa'
Common hydrangea
Hydrangea 'The Pink Annabelle'
The pink annabelle
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Tree hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Tree hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Tree hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes Starburst'
Tree hydrangea