Hydrangea aspera
Rough leaved hydrangea
- Height × spread
- 1.5m – 4m × 1.8m – 4.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Beautiful medium sized shrub with velvety soft dark green foliage and large flattened fluffy blue and pink flowerheads with small blooms around the edge. It is summer flowering and can grow to a height/spread of around 3m. Ideal planted towards the back of a border for great structure and summer colour.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Cream, Lilac, Pink, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Brown, Green, Purple
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Dome
- Height
- 1.5m – 4m
- Spread
- 1.8m – 4.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- 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, Damp and wet soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Screening, Structural, Architectural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, some poisonous
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
Planting
Prune some varieties
Some plant varieties within this species have additional requirements for pruning. It is best to look up your specific plant for pruning guidance.
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