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    HYDRANGEA
    HYDRANGEA
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    HYDRANGEA

    Commonly known as Hortensia

    All 2 year old plants. Hydrangeas flower pink or red on an alkaline (lime) soil. They flower blue or purple on an acid (peaty) soil. White varieties remain constant especially in semi-shade. We recommend the use of Hydrangea blueing agent for all blue varieties. Due to the difficulties of growing blue Hydrangeas in pots, the first flush of flowers may flower pink. All Flower JUL-OCT.

    Colour-changing mopheads and lacecaps in shades of pink, white and blue from early summer to late autumn and delicate skeletons of flower through the winter.

    Cones of white from paniculata and bronze and purple foliage from quercifolia.

    Genus of 80 or more species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and climbers. They originate from woodland in eastern Asia and North and South America.

    The larger, showier flowers on flat, domed or conical flower heads are sterile, the smaller, fertile flowers are usually found in the centre. The climbers are suitable for a shady wall or fence and mature specimens provide shelter for insects.

    Paniculata species attract insects as they have fertile flowers amongst the sterile ones.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Red spider mites, scale insects, vine weevils, capsid bugs, grey mould(Botrytis), hydrangea virus, powdery mildew, leaf spot, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Korea, Japan
    • Deciduous
    • Blue
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
    • Lacecap
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold winds
    • Partial shade
    • may cause skin allergy
      (People & Pets) Maybe harmful to pets if eaten
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.2m (4ft)
      		  
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    varieties of Hydrangea

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    • HYDRANGEA 'Nigra'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - striking black stems and pale blue flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Nikko Blue'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - bright blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Preziosa'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - glowing pink with bronze foliage and stems
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Princess Diana'
    Mophead - double pink.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026
    Despatch will take place anytime between early September through to late October as stock becomes available.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Quadricolor'
    Lacecap - variegated
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    HYDRANGEA 'R.F. Felton'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - free-flowering deep blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Sandra'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - bicoloured white with red flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    HYDRANGEA 'Selina'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - intense purple-pink florets
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Selma'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - mophead with large dark red flowers which are pinker at the base. A new introduction
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Sheila'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - large pink to light pink flowers and a dark tinge to the edge of the leaves. A new introduction
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Saint Claire'
    Hortensia
    Mophead - red, blue or purple (depending on soil) with a most striking and unusual whitish picotee edge to each petal
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Taube'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - the most stunning electric blue hydrangea we have seen. AM 1993 (Also known as Tellers Pink)
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Also Large
    £40.00
    Available from August 2026
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    HYDRANGEA 'Tricolor'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - variegated
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Veitchii'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - large free-flowering white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA 'Zorro'
    Hortensia
    Lacecap - blue flowering hydrangea which flowers right through the summer and has characteristically dark stems
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £40.00
    HYDRANGEA aspera Villosa group
    Violet-purple
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £55.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA aspera Hot Chocolate
    Lacecap - chocolate brown foliage and soft pink lacecap flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.00
    Large
    £42.50
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HYDRANGEA aspera 'Rosemary Foster'
    Lacecap - leaves emerge a chocolate-brown and the undersides of the leaves remain purple. Flowers in huge corymbs which are a rich mauve-blue with white ray florets
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    HYDRANGEA barbara 'Vickie'
    (syn. Decumaria barbara 'Vicki'). Self-clinging climber with fragrant white/cream flowers in spring. Glossy green leaves.
     
    2 Litre
    £20.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HYDRANGEA paniculata 'Grandiflora'
    Large panicles of numerous white sterile florets in summer and autumn becoming deep pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    • Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Hydrangea Colourant
    For changing pink hydrangea flowers to blue, or making blue flowers darker. If your soil is alkaline the proportions should be doubled.
    250g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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