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Ophelia

£26.00
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Hydrangea paniculata - light pink

Hydrangea paniculata '(S)witch Ophelia'; Panicle hydrangea

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  • Ophelia likes...
    • Frequent watering

      To get the most flowers out of her, keep her soil consistently moist, but not soggy. she’ll need more water if her in full sun.

    • Moderate light

      Ophelia is happy with a balance of sunshine and shade throughout the day, but she will be fine in full sun or partial shade.

    • Feeding

      Encourage her to bloom by giving her a feed with liquid fertiliser once a month from spring through to autumn.

  • Botanical name

    Hydrangea paniculata ‘Switch Ophelia’ 

    Nickname

    Panicle hydrangea

    Plant type

    Deciduous shrub, outdoor

    Plant height (including pot)

    30-40cm

    Pet/baby safe

    No

    Nursery pot size

    19cm

  • Hydrangeas are much loved in the English country garden for their big blowsy flower heads and pastel colours. And there are so many to choose from. Hydrangea paniculata is a little different from your usual hydrangea, in that its flowers grow in a cone shape, not a globe. The flowers emerge in mid-summer with vibrant green petals which transform to a light pink blush in late summer and an even darker rouge-pink in autumn. It provides colour and a spicy scent into autumn, long after a lot of other flowers have faded. 

    ‘Switch Ophelia’ is unique among panicle hydrangeas for its particularly neat and compact size - making it perfect for container gardening in urban areas - and because it starts flowering much earlier in the year than other types. It’s frost hardy, is great for pollinators, and can even put up with polluted city air. 

    Aside from keeping it well watered and fed throughout the growing season, to get the best out of this shrub you have to be cruel to be kind and give it a hard prune in early spring. Don’t be scared, cut back the previous season's stems to just above the fourth pair of buds from the permanent, woody framework of the plant. It will love you for it. 

    Did you know?

    Panicle hydrangea flower heads are made up of small fertile flowers and larger more showy sterile flowers, which attract pollinators. Clever trick, ey?

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