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1. #Vanilla strawberry hydrangea how to#
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If you need a small hydrangea, we recommend that you select a dwarf variety instead of trying to manage the height of a full sized variety. There's a panicle hydrangea for every site and situation these days! Though they are traditionally quite large, reaching 8'+ at maturity, there are several dwarf varieties now that stay under 5' tall. Close to 90% of North America can grow them! Size They thrive and bloom reliably from chilly USDA zone 3 through balmy USDA zone 8 (even zone 9 in the case of 'Limelight'). Panicle hydrangeas are probably the most cold and the most heat tolerant of all popular hydrangeas.

#Vanilla strawberry hydrangea how to#

Here's our in-depth look at how to be successful growing panicle hydrangeas. They are very long blooming, exceptionally reliable, and adaptable to a wide range of conditions. If you are completely new to gardening, panicle hydrangeas make an excellent place to start: not just because they are so easy to grow but because they are one of the most rewarding garden and landscape plants. Uses: Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea makes a nice hedge or specimen, but should be given plenty of space, as its stems bend in a soft, romantic way, especially after heavy rains. Does not tolerate wet conditions.įertilizer: Fertilize once in early spring with a rose fertilizer if desired.īloom color: White, aging to blush pink. Pruning: Blooms on new wood prune back by one-third in late winter/early spring for better habit and a slight improvement in stem strength. Soil: Any well-drained soil will do. Though dry conditions are unlikely to harm an established plant, prolonged drought will cause flowers to brown and wilt instead of develop a good pink color. Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Rehny' pp#20,670 Large flowers look like, and are shaped like, ice cream cones What makes Vanilla Strawberry different from other panicle hydrangeas? We recommend growing Vanilla Strawberry with at least some sunshine each day to improve its stem strength. True to its name, the vivid strawberry-pink color develops as the blooms age, and starts at the bottom, for a shaded look. Leaves will begin to show in late spring-early summer.A sweet treat for the garden! Vanilla Strawberry panicle hydrangea has big, cone-shaped blooms of white and pink. This variety is slower to come out of dormancy compared to other Hydrangea varieties.

You will be amazed at its beauty and ever-changing interest. Try it in the border, the foundation, the woodland garden, or even as a specimen. Butterflies will visit it, and it is very low maintenance, asking only for adequate water. This adds to the ornamental appeal of Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea, and makes for interesting change in the garden.īest in full sun in the north, afternoon or dappled shade farther south and west, this hydrangea is easy to grow in continuously moist, well-drained soil. These bloomheads are heavy, and the branches begin to weep after several weeks of fully-blooming giant wands. Not only do the blooms change color as they mature, the entire shrub changes its habit a bit as the summer progresses and fall arrives. In winter, masses of bare stems promise another season of beauty next spring. The bright green foliage is dense and attractive too, so Vanilla Strawberry™ always looks its best.

The flowers continue well into fall in most areas, and are, as you can imagine, spectacular in fresh and dried arrangements. Large, well-branched, and vigorous, Vanilla Strawberry™ reaches 6 to 7 feet high and 4 to 5 feet wide within just a few seasons. Meanwhile, new flowerheads are arising all the time, so a blooming shrub is likely to have the full range of colors from pale green to carmine all displayed at once. Within a week or two they are blushing pink, and eventually become a rich shade of rose. The enormous pointed flowerheads get underway in midsummer in most climates, beginning green, then quickly turning a creamy shade of white.

#Vanilla strawberry hydrangea plus#

With blooms that arise continuously for many weeks, changing colors as they mature, plus a habit that turns from upright to cascading, Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea is a showpiece of a shrub that looks a bit different every time you glance at it, all summer long. One of the purest pleasures for the sunny to partly shaded garden is this French introduction, a member of the PeeGee Hydrangea family.