A bigger Hydrangea with white mophead flowers and fat conical flowers.
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, moderate moisture, I have seen H. paniculata cultivars wilt in very dry conditions
Soil & Site
average
Flowers
white, mophead, can become fat conical inflorescence
Dimensions
reaches 10 by 10 feet, upright spreading
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. Thinning can help reduce some of the weight off the branches. Can be pruned hard.
Propagation
cuttings
Cultivar Origin
Introduced by Pieter Zwijnenburg of the Netherlands.
Notes & Reference
#85-Hydrangeas for American Gardens (Michael Dirr)