YouGarden Hydrangea Paniculata Collection x 3 in 9cm Pots

Producing masses of huge, conical-shaped blooms from June to October, this beautiful collection of unusual and desirable hydrangeas will make a dramatic statement in your garden.

Each individual variety in this super mix makes a magnificent feature plant for beds and borders in the garden or when potted up and placed on your patio or decking area. Alternatively, plant them in a group for a stunning display.

Naturally sturdy, the collection covers the widest colour range, and each is very easy to grow and maintain. They will thrive in neutral to acidic, free-draining soil in a sunny or part-shaded spot. With very large flower clusters that can reach over 30cm (12in) across, these distinctive hydrangeas will fill your summer beds, borders or patio pots with wonderful colour.

Each year, strong, upright stems are produced with lush mid-green foliage, which is topped with huge, conical-shaped panicles of flowers that will quite simply take your breath away. The buds open to hyacinth-like flowers in delicate pastel shades of lime green, pink, white and burgundy, and last for weeks before flushing with delicate colour tones.

If you can bear to cut them, the fresh blooms make an imposing display in a vase and the dried flower heads can be used as a permanent decoration.

Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to be planted out, 1 each of:

• 'Diamant Rouge' – produces incredible balls of burgundy-coloured flowers, which turn white as the season progresses. Standing tall and proud on their stems, each flower cluster can reach up to an amazing 40cm (16in) across. Flowers June to August. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.2m.
• 'Sundae Fraise' – produces strawberry sundae-coloured blooms on compact, red-brown stems. Flowers July to September. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.5m.
• 'Silver Dollar' – fully deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, produces dense, creamy-white, cone-shaped flowers that will flush with pink as they age, with a delicate fragrance. Flowers August to September. Eventual height and width: 1.25m x 1.65m.

Specifications

• Supplied as 3 established plants, 1 each of 'Diamant Rouge', 'Sundae Fraise' and 'Silver Dollar'
• Availability: August to May
• Planting time: February to October
• Flowering time: July to October

Top Tips

• To extend the seasonal interest, leave some flower heads on the plants over the winter period, where they will look gorgeous covered with frost  – and of course, they will provide shelter for overwintering wildlife.

Care Information

• Just plant in position, water well, and add some fertiliser – they will burst into growth and flower profusely all summer.
• These plants are at their best in moist soil as long as it is well-drained, in the sun or part shade. The more sun the plant gets, the better the flower colour. A moisture-loving plant, remember to water regularly and deeply.
• Hardy in the UK, frost can cause a lot of damage to young buds, reducing the number of flowers, so protect your plant with fleece if freezing weather is likely.
• Pruning is generally best carried out in early spring. A general tidy-up is usually all that is needed and consists of removing the dead bloom from each stem, cutting back to the first strong, healthy pair of buds down from the faded flower.
• As hydrangeas flower on the previous year's growth, in spring cut out 1 or 2 of the oldest stems at the base to encourage the production of new, replacement growth that will carry more flowers.