| Description | An improvement over other H. paniculata cultivars because of white flowers and strong flower stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 9 by 6 inch white inflorescence, panicle type, held on sturdy stems, sepals become pink in the fall |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, dark green |
| Dimensions | 4-5 plus feet, 3 plus feet wide, upright with ascending branches |
| 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 pruning shears not hedge shears. With pruning shears I can better control the shape and the cuts are more precise. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A seedling of H. tardiva selected by Kay Bowman and Michael Dirr. |
| Notes & Reference | #85-Hydrangeas for American Gardens (Michael Dirr) ,Center for Applied Nursery Research literature |
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