- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
- 40 years at Burncoose
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
HYDRANGEA
Commonly known as Hortensia
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.
-
Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
-
WhiteSterile flowers -
YellowFertile flowers -
Height1.5-2m (5-6ft) -
Spread2-2.5m (6-8ft)
-
Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
-
Full sunNeeds plenty of shelter -
Partial shade
- Details
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
-
Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesRed spider mites, scale insects, vine weevils, capsid bugs, grey mould(Botrytis), hydrangea virus, powdery mildew, leaf spot, honey fungus.
Place of originTaiwan -
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
-
Toxic - Category C
May cause skin allergy(People & Pets) Maybe harmful to pets if eaten
- Hydrangeas for everyone!
- Quick tour of hydrangea stocked - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Soil & Feeding
- Pruning Hydrangeas
- Pruning Hydrangeas - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Hydrangeas, keeping them blue - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation
- Drying Flower Heads
- Drying hydrangea flower heads - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Popular Mopheads & Lacecaps
- Hydrangeas and other plants
- Further Reading
- Five varieties of Hydrangea - Video Tip ondemand_video
- 7 Varieties of Hydrangea paniculata in August - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Hydrangea 'Lanarth White' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Hydrangea serrata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Hydrangea seemanii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- June Hydrangea Stock 2022 - Video Tip ondemand_video
|
1.5-2m (5-6ft)
|
|
|
|
2-2.5m (6-8ft) |
Buy Varieties of HYDRANGEA
HYDRANGEA 'Jogasaki'
Lacecap (synonym Fireworks Blue, Fireworks Pink) Blue or pink tinged flowers on this unusual and spectacular form, depending on the acidity of the soil.
HYDRANGEA 'Joseph Banks'
Mophead - usually pale blue stained violet
Gift-wrapping available
HYDRANGEA 'King George'
Mophead - Popular variety with reddish pink flowers, deeper colouration on acidic soils.
Gift-wrapping available
HYDRANGEA 'Lanarth'
Lacecap - white
HYDRANGEA 'Libelle'
Lacecap - best white
Gift-wrapping available
HYDRANGEA 'Love you Kiss'
Lacecap - an outstanding variety with white florets which have reddish edges and a hint of orange. New growth has a reddish tinge in early summer
HYDRANGEA 'Magical Amethyst'
Mophead - flowers opening lime green, changing to pink and ageing to pink/green
HYDRANGEA 'Magical Coral'
Mophead - starting green, changing to pink/green, then pink and ageing to white/green with pink edges
HYDRANGEA 'Magical Noblesse'
Mophead - green/white flowers varying in shade through the season
HYDRANGEA 'Magical Revolution Blue'
Mophead - blue, changing through purple-blue notes to green through the season
HYDRANGEA 'Masja'
Mophead - compact habit, red flowers
HYDRANGEA 'Merveille Sanguine'
Mophead - purplish foliage turning red in the autumn. Blood red flower heads
Gift-wrapping available
HYDRANGEA 'Mirai'
Mophead - white, with a beautiful red rim around each petal
HYDRANGEA 'Miss Saori'
Mophead - RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2014. Striking rose and white double flowers contrasting with dark foliage
HYDRANGEA 'Mme E. Mouillere'
Mophead - white, pink-tinged when fading
Useful extras...
