Hydrangea Macrophylla Red

Product Description

Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of flowers in summer & autumn & also features elliptic & obovate dark green leaves which can grow up to 20cm in length. Commonly know as the “ Mophead” hydrangea or “bigleaf” hydrangea. Best grown in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade. Tolerates full sun only if grown in consistently moist soils. Soil p H affects the flower colour of most except white (blue in highly acidic soils & lilac to pink in slightly acidic to alkaline soils) Plants generally need little pruning. If needed, prune immediately after flowering by cutting back flowering stems to a pair of healthy buds.