Hydrangea are often used as undergrow plants or to go with other shrubs, they can also have a real solitary character, though.
Like these 3-4 metre high climbing hydrangea. They grow up a trestle and form real trunks. When flowering, these plants show what they are capable of.
Hydrangea petiolaris Solitary in full flower
Hydrangea petiolaris Solitary 300-400 x 300-400 cm
Hydrangea paniculata `Limelight´ is also a real eye-catcher. These cream-white giants can grow to 2.50 cm tall. In the autumn the blooms turn into a pink tone.
Hydrangea paniculata `Limelight´
Hydrangea `Limelight´ in the early autumn
The multitude of blossom forms and the colour spectrum are very extensive.
Some sorts have proven themselves especially. Such as the Hydrangea `Vanille Fraise´ for example, the initially wool-white panicle flowers change colour to become different pink tones in the course of summer.
Hydrangea `Vanille Fraise´
The variety Hydrangea macrophylla `Zorro´ offers a particularly interesting contrast between the large flowers and stems. Blue umbels sit on the almost black, one-year old shoots.
Hydrangea macrophylla `Zorro´
Hydrangea macrophylla `Mariesii Perfecta´ also offer large, flat flowers in blue tones.
Hydrangea macrophylla `Mariesii Perfecta´
Maike Rohde