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Hydrangeaceae
Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Abundant gratitude and enduring beauty.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Native to
- China, Japan, Korea
- Bloom season
- Mid-Summer, Fall
- Type
- deciduous shrub or small tree
- Height
- 200–500 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3–8
- Lifespan
- perennial; 50+ years
Did you know
- Unlike mophead hydrangeas, panicle hydrangea flower color is not affected by soil pH.
- The cone-shaped panicles can reach 30–45 cm long and gradually blush from white to pink as they age.
- It is the hardiest hydrangea species, surviving winters down to -35 °C in zone 3.
- The cultivar 'Grandiflora' (PeeGee hydrangea) was the most popular ornamental shrub in Victorian America.
- Flower heads persist through winter and look stunning coated in frost or snow.
Color meanings
White
grace and abundance
Pink
heartfelt emotion