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hydrangea [Colorado] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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hydrangea [Colorado]

Hydrangea macrophylla Colorado ('Raco'^PBR) (River-line Series) (H)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

About this plant

a compact, bushy shrub to about 1.2m in height and spread, with elliptic, slightly serrated, dark green leaves. Large, rounded, mophead flowers are violet-blue on acid soils, purple-pink on alkaline soils, and produced from mid-summer to mid-autumn.

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Best grown in moist but well-drained soil in part shade although tolerant of sun if soil remains moist. See hydrangea cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 4 in late spring

Propagation

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

Pests

Aphids, capsid bug, hydrangea scale and vine weevil may be a problem

Diseases

May be subject to a leaf spot, grey moulds, powdery mildews and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorIndoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years