Thursday 20 December 2012

Hydrangea paniculata



Name: Hydrangea paniculata
Common Name:
  panicle hydrangea
Family:
  Hydrangeaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
spreading to upright
Hard. Zone
   usda 4
Mature Size
3-7m tall by 2.5m spread

x

Leaf: ovate, pointed, toothed, mid to dark green, 7-15cm long


Fall/Winter Color

        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: showy, large conical panicles, 7-20cm tall, creamy white fetile flowers and large white pink tinged sterile flowers


Infl.: conical panicle

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low x

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
specimen plant, group planting, shrub border, dried arrangement


Limitations: gray mold, poedery mildew, slugs, rust, leaf spots
Other Features: good for low water garden, dried arrangements

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