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Pink Elf® French Hydrangea

Pink Elf® French Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'

Item #4207 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 11

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Plant Description

Small, but bold! Numerous, richly colored, rose-pink mophead blooms on a dwarf plant ideal for containers and borders. Use as a showy accent to brighten small, shady spaces. Long-lasting blooms are excellent as cut flowers. Deciduous.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial shade to filtered sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Quickly reaches only 18 in. tall, 24 in. wide.
    Key Feature:
    Showy Dwarf Shrub
    Blooms:
    Late Spring through Summer
    Landscape Uses:
    Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hedge, Specimen, Urban Garden, Woodland Garden
  • Detail
    Botanical Pronunciation:hye-DRAYN-jee-uh mak-ro-FIL-la
    Plant type:Hydrangea, Shrub
    Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
    Growth habit:Round
    Growth rate:Fast
    Average landscape size:Quickly reaches only 18 in. tall, 24 in. wide.
    Special features:Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Gift Plant
    Foliage color:Green
    Blooms:Late Spring through Summer
    Flower color:Pink
    Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
    Garden styleContemporary, Cottage
    Companion PlantsAstilbe (Astilbe); Azalea (Azalea); Hosta (Hosta); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus); Sweetspire (Itea)
  • Care
    Care Information
    Provide enriched, well-drained soil that is moist but not soggy. Apply mulch to conserve moisture and protect in harsh winters. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system. Once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Feed in early spring. Blooms on old wood; prune after flowering.
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial shade to filtered sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: High
    Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.

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