Hardy Shrub
£19.99
Ground-breaking, superior-quality, compact hydrangea
Over 100 days of colour-changing flowers!
Perfect for shady borders and patio pots
Height Up to 1m (39in)
Spread Up to 1m (39in)
Hardy Shrub
patiocottage gardenscut flower gardenspecimen plantwoodland garden
sun or semi shadedappled shade
Experience over one hundred days of gorgeous, colour-changing blooms with Hydrangea ‘Living Colourful Cocktail’! Large, conical flower-heads are held on a compact, deciduous shrub, the panicles emerging creamy white in July, flushing with pink in August and finally maturing to deep pink in September.
Developed on a nursery in the Netherlands that has been worked by the same family for generations, the ‘Living Creations’ collection breaks new ground in developing the world’s best Hydrangea. These superior-quality hydrangeas are vigorous, exceptionally hardy plants boasting even stronger stems, a wide palette of colours, an extended bloom period and a longer life span. As easy as they are beautiful, they’re simple to maintain, withstand severe winters and bloom every summer for weeks on end.
The ‘Living Creations’ series of Hydrangea paniculata is the perfect plant solution for those dark and depressing spaces that you don’t know what to do with. Every garden has a problem shady area – a north-facing border alongside a fence, wall or hedge that is overshadowed by trees, or a dull corner on the patio that never receives direct sun. More drought tolerant than mophead hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla), Hydrangea ‘Living Colourful Cocktail’ makes an exemplary choice for drier, woodland-type borders and for large pots or planters in shady areas around the house. A strong, well-branched framework supports large panicles that last from July to September with the colour-changing flowers offering a continuously evolving display.
Transform that dingy area into a charming woodland corner with Hydrangea ‘Living Colourful Cocktail’! Once established, plants are a cinch to maintain - simply prune them back to a low framework every Spring. Height and spread: 1m (39in).
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1 x 1 Litre Potted Plant (KH0485)
Water regularly until plants are fully established.
Pruning:
Hydrangea paniculata flowers on the current season’s growth and will flower better if pruned annually. Establish a permanent framework to the desired height and every spring prune back all growth to this framework. At the same time, remove any dead or damaged growth.
For even larger flowers on erect stems, plants can be pruned back to a very low framework of only about a foot high.
After pruning hydrangeas, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or compost around the base of the plant. Caution: irritant to skin and eyes, harmful if eaten.
Caution: irritant to skin and eyes,harmful if eaten
Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.
Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.
Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.
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