Cotton Candy Hydrangea Plants

Cotton Candy: Hydrangea Flair & Flavours Range. 5 Litre Pots

Lovely, compact and profuse, lace-cap flowering hydrangea in a gorgeous cotton candy shade of pink, that adds lift to a patio or small garden area for almost half the year. Lush, dark green leaves. To 1m

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Features

• Pink flowers with pale green centre
• Dark green leaves
• Type: Lace cap
• Blooms June - October
• Height x Spread: 1m x 1m
• Low maintenance
• Delivered in 5 Litre pots

Growing Cotton Candy Hydrangeas

The Flair & Flavours range are tough, small shrubs that do well in containers. As Reblooming Hydrangeas, they flower on new and old wood.

These hardy Hydrangeas like cool and moist soil, so they prefer an element of shade and shelter to an open sunny situation that tends to get dry in summer: too much sun and wind tends to damage the foliage. Rich, well-drained soil that has been improved with plenty of compost will hold the moisture and nutrients that hydrangeas love. Prune out older wood on mature plants in Autumn or late Winter to make way for new growth.

The soil pH can affect the availability of aluminium in the soil, which affects the colour of the flowers. Acidic soil, which is high in available aluminium, turns flowers blue, and lime or alkaline conditions turn them pink (by making the aluminium unavailable).

In Your Garden Design

A stunning plant for containers which is as much of a winner in summer with its masses of semi double bubble-gum pink, lace-head flowers as it is in autumn when the leaves take on a reddish hue. These will turn blue in acidic soil so think carefully about where you plant them. Match with a yellowish, autumnal Copper Shield fern or a sizzlingly fresh green variety; pair alongside grasses, hellebores and hostas for a lovely shady display. Perfect for those areas of the garden where full sun does not reach. A pink azalea would look great alongside it too. Lace caps have been described as having a vintage feel to them - make the most of that and go for the full cottage garden look.