Hydrangea – White Flowering Shrub (2L Pot)

A white flowered hydrangea, carrying full, domed flower heads above broad green leaves from midsummer into autumn.

The heads open bright white in midsummer and age gently to blush and lime as the season goes on, which gives you two looks from one plant. They dry well and are worth leaving on over winter, and they cut for the house fresh or dried. The plant makes a mounded shrub of about one to two metres tall and a little less across.

Grow it in partial shade, where it is happiest, in soil that stays reliably moist. It will take morning sun but not a hot south facing wall. White hydrangeas hold their colour whatever the soil, so this is the easy one if your ground is neither strongly acid nor strongly limy.

It is fully hardy, though a late frost can catch the young growth in a cold spring. Leave the old flower heads on until March, then cut back to a fat pair of buds. It is a traditional seaside garden shrub and stands coastal conditions well. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Hydrangea
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 1 to 2m tall by 1 to 1.5m wide
• Growth Habit: Mounded, bushy deciduous shrub
• Perfect For: Shaded borders, patio containers, woodland edges and cottage gardens
• Foliage: Broad, deep green serrated leaves
• Flowering Time: Midsummer to autumn
• Planting Position: Partial shade, tolerating morning sun, in soil that stays moist. Fully hardy, good in containers and suited to coastal gardens.
• Soil Type: Moist, fertile soil that still drains
• Hardiness: Fully hardy in Britain, though a late frost can catch young growth in a cold spring
• Maintenance: Low. Leave the old heads on over winter and cut back to a strong pair of buds in March.
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Hardy deciduous shrub

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