hydrangea [Deep Purple Dance]

Best grown in moist but well-drained soil in part shade although tolerant of sun if soil remains moist; requires acid soil to produce the best purple colouring, in alkaline soils the flowers will become red-purple. See hydrangea cultivation

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

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

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