Containers.Some susceptibility to bud blight, bacterial wilt, leaf spot and mildew. It is a compact, deciduous shrub with a rounded habit that typically grows 4-5′ tall. Pink Beauty Hydrangea will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Add aluminum sulfate to the soil to make the flowers bluer or add lime to the soil to make the flowers pinker. Begin soil treatments well in advance of flowering, as in late autumn or early spring.
This shrub … It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pink Beauty'Pink Beauty Hydrangea is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Small, but bold! Use as a showy accent to brighten small, shady spaces. Also a good specimen or accent for foundations and other locations near homes or patios. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. Perfect for … Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny mac and hortensia. For added protection, however, plants grown in USDA Zone 5 should be sited in sheltered locations and given additional winter protection, as needed, for the purposes of minimizing the risk of loss of significant numbers of flower buds or possible die-back to the ground in an extremely harsh winter. If needed, prune immediately after flowering by cutting back flowering stems to a pair of healthy buds. Unlike other bigleaf hydrangeas, the flowers will retain their pink color regardless of soil pH. Mopheads have full, round heads of large petals, and lacecaps have flattish flower heads of large outer petals and tiny flowers in the centre.
Best to mulch plants year-round with 3" of shredded bark, peat or compost. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. It has grayish green foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The Garden wouldn't be the Garden without our Members, Donors and Volunteers.Group or mass in the shrub border.
Their pruning and flowering can differ from that of the species. Soil pH affects the flower color of most cultivars except white (blue in highly acidic soils and lilac to pink in slightly acidic to alkaline soils).