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hydrangea [Blackberry Pie] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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hydrangea [Blackberry Pie]

Hydrangea macrophylla Blackberry Pie ('Makz') (Flair & Flavours Series) (L)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

About this plant

a shrub up to 1m high with dark green leaves, tinged with purple, and lace-cap flowerheads, the sterile flowers with pink petals, tinged blue at the centres, the fertile flowers pink in bud opening to blue, from midsummer to early autumn; flower colours will depend on soil

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade; will grow well near the coast; for more advice see hydrangea cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 4 (deciduous shrubs that flower from mid to late summer on the previous year's growth); for more advice see Hydrangea pruning

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, or by hardwood cuttings in winter

Pests

Generally pest-free but may be affected by aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, hydrangea scale and other scale insects, vine weevils, and capsid bug

Diseases

Generally disease-free but may be affected by grey moulds (Botrytis), hydrangea virus, powdery mildews, fungal leaf spots, honey fungus, and foot and root rot; and by frost damage, iron deficiency and lime-induced chlorosis, and magnesium deficiency

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersCottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

GreenhouseBordersIndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years