Hydrangea paniculata
Plumed hydrangea, Panicle hydrangea
- Height × spread
- 1m – 5.5m × 0.9m – 5.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Generally available in Spring, some varieties in Summer
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About this plant
A showy hydrangea which puts on a stunning display summer to autumn with huge conical flowerheads in white or pink. It suits all garden sizes and styles. There are compact ones for small spaces and pots or much larger specimens reaching 3m for back of the border drama.
- Flower colour
- Cream, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Pink, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell, Cone, Dome, Fan, Round
- Height
- 1m – 5.5m
- Spread
- 0.9m – 5.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Screening, Structural, Architectural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, some poisonous
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with sequestrol
If plants are acid loving and grown in soil with little acidity, or in a container, or are watered with limey tap water an annual feed with sequestrol (iron chelate) is highly beneficial. Follow guidelines on the packet. Will also 'blue-up' hydrangeas.
For hydrangeas that have good blue flowers in acid soil, this product can be used with alkaline soil to turn the flowers blue. This is most effective when the soil is neutral or just slightkly alkaline.
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.
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