Hydrangea paniculata
Peegee Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea, Panicled Hydrangea, Paniculate Hydrangea
Description
A shrubby plant with numerous branches and flower clusters.
Very hardy, requiring organic, slightly acidic soil.
It is visually striking due to its abundance of large flowers and its long flowering period throughout the summer.
A distinctive feature is the elongated, panicle-shaped inflorescence. It has dark green, glossy leaves that provide a striking contrast and backdrop to the flowers.
Suitable for use as a solitary specimen in the garden or in a pot, or planted in rows to form colourful clumps and hedges as borders.
This genus comprises numerous varieties with a wide range of flower colours: from the palest shades to the deepest and darkest hues.
The variegated-leaved varieties are also of particular interest.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- Hydrangea paniculata
Synonyms (5)
- Heteromalla paniculata
- Hydrangea kamienskii
- Hydrangea sachalinensis
- Hydrangea schindleri
- Hydrangea verticillata
