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Hydrangea paniculata - pink

Paniculate hydrangea

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  Easy care
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  Most light conditions

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    Most light conditions

    Ideally, they like lots of morning sun then a bit of shade, but they'll be fine in full sun or partial shade.

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    Regular watering

    You’ll get lots more flowers if you keep their soil gently moist (not soggy). They'll need more water if they're in full sun.

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    Feeding

    Encourage them to bloom by giving them a feed with liquid fertiliser once per month through spring and summer.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Hydrangea Paniculata

  Plant type

  Deciduous shrub

  Air purifying?

  No

  Plant height

  40-50cm

  Pet/baby safe?

  Mildly toxic to humans

  Nursery pot size

  23cm

• About hydrangea paniculata

  The hydrangea has long been a garden staple, its big frilly flower heads bobbing out from beds and pots all over the country. However, despite its reputation as a British classic, it actually originates from Asia.

  Hydrangea paniculata is a little different from your usual hydrangea, in that its flowers grow in a cone shape, not a globe. Flowers emerge in summer with vibrant green petals, which then transform (to either pink or white, depending on the plant) as the year progresses. It provides colour and a spicy scent into autumn, long after a lot of other flowers have faded.

  You might expect such a spectacular plant to be complicated to care for, but it’s super low-maintenance. Keep it well watered and fed throughout the growing season, then give it a good prune back in late autumn and you should see an explosion of flowers year after year. As a bonus, it’s also very attractive to bees, which are as taken with its pretty colours as you’ll be.

  Did you know?

  The name hydrangea means ‘water vessel’ in Greek, because its seed pods look like little Greek jugs.