Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea

Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea

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Pointed bloomheads offer tons of texture and color
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Key Characteristics
Zone

4 - 9

Mature Height

7 Feet

Mature Width

5 Feet

Sun / Shade

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Level

Moist, well-drained

Soil Type

Normal, loamy, Clay

Description / Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea

One of the purest pleasures for the sunny to partly shaded garden is this French introduction, a member of the PeeGee Hydrangea family. With blooms that arise continuously for many weeks, changing colors as they mature, plus a habit that turns from upright to cascading, Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea is a showpiece of a shrub that looks a bit different every time you glance at it, all summer long.

The enormous pointed flowerheads get underway in midsummer in most climates, beginning green, then quickly turning a creamy shade of white. Within a week or two they are blushing pink, and eventually become a rich shade of rose. Meanwhile, new flowerheads are arising all the time, so a blooming shrub is likely to have the full range of colors from pale green to carmine all displayed at once.

Large, well-branched, and vigorous, Vanilla Strawberry™ reaches 6 to 7 feet high and 4 to 5 feet wide within just a few seasons. The flowers continue well into fall in most areas, and are, as you can imagine, spectacular in fresh and dried arrangements. The bright green foliage is dense and attractive too, so Vanilla Strawberry™ always looks its best. In winter, masses of bare stems promise another season of beauty next spring.

Not only do the blooms change color as they mature, the entire shrub changes its habit a bit as the summer progresses and fall arrives. These bloomheads are heavy, and the branches begin to weep after several weeks of fully-blooming giant wands. This adds to the ornamental appeal of Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea, and makes for interesting change in the garden.

Best in full sun in the north, afternoon or dappled shade farther south and west, this hydrangea is easy to grow in continuously moist, well-drained soil. Butterflies will visit it, and it is very low maintenance, asking only for adequate water. Try it in the border, the foundation, the woodland garden, or even as a specimen. You will be amazed at its beauty and ever-changing interest.

This variety is slower to come out of dormancy compared to other Hydrangea varieties. Leaves will begin to show in late spring-early summer.

Product Details

SKU v1808
Genus Hydrangea
Species paniculata
Variety 'Renhy'
PPAF PP20670
Product Classification Shrubs
Habit Mound-shaped
USDA Zone Low 4
USDA Zone High 9
Sun / Shade Full Sun, Part Shade
Bloom Color Cream, Green, Multi-Color, Pink, Rose, White
Bloom Season Start Mid Summer
Bloom Season End Early Fall
Foliage Color Medium Green
Resistance Cold Hardy, Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant
Characteristics Award Winner, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Fast Growing, Flower, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers
Uses Border, Cut Flowers, Hedge, Specimen
Zone 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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  1. Susie

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    I was very happy when I received my hydrangea bush. It was well packed and the soil was still wet. It is growing amazingly for the short time I've had it. Can't wait until it blooms!
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    I was very happy when I received my hydrangea bush. It was well packed and the soil was still wet. It is growing amazingly for the short time I've had it. Can't wait until it blooms!
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