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hydrangea 'Zorro' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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hydrangea 'Zorro'

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro'^PBR (L)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

About this plant

A vigorous rounded but upright deciduous shrub with deep purple-black stems, dark green leaves that colour well in autumn and flattened lacecap flowerheads bearing ultramarine ray florets with occasional white centres

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in partial shade or grow in sun if soil is reliably moist for the ultramarine colour flowers; on alkaline soils the flowerheads will have pink ray florets. Further hydrangea cultivation advice

Pruning

Pruning group 4

Propagation

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

Pests

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

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerCottage Informal

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummerWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years