| Description | Pink Diamonds Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) is an improved cultivar of the PG Hydrangea. It is a Panicle Hydrangea. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, average, dislikes dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich organic, average |
| Flowers | flowers (conical inflorescences) start white during the heat of the summer, fading to pink and becoming a deep pink in the fall, sepals turn a tan brown color in the fall |
| Leaves | green ovate leaves |
| Dimensions | 6 by 6 feet or larger |
| Maintenance | The blooms are formed on the new wood. Pruning in the fall or early spring will produce lots of new wood. At this time you can control the height, spread and shape of the plant, by the amount that is pruned. I like to use a hand pruners not hedge shears. With hand pruners I can better control the shape and the cuts are more precise. Thinning can help reduce some of the weight off the branches. The flowers can become very heavy, especially after a rain. Can Be pruned hard. |
| Cultivar Origin | A seedling of Hydrangea Unique selected by Jelena and Robert de Belder at the Kalmthout Arboretum in Antwerpen, Belgium. |
| Notes & Reference | #85-Hydrangeas for American Gardens (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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