![]() As the cooler nights of fall arrive, the lowest flowers turn pale pink, and this coloring spreads and darkens across the blooms. When they first appear the flowers are greenish, but they quickly turn creamy white, creating a great impact in the summer heat. Each enormous flower head is 7 inches long and 5 inches across, packed with over 200 large flowers, each one with 4 flat petals, almost an inch across. The blooms begin to emerge in mid-summer, at the ends of every new stem, and at first they are upright, becoming more arching and fountain-like as the flowers mature. The dense foliage is rich green, and each leaf is about 4 inches long, oval, with a bold serrated margin. The Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea grows quickly and easily into an upright shrub with arching branches, reaching between 5 and 7 feet tall, and 4 to 5 feet wide. Its huge white flowers turn delicious shades of strawberry pink as the weather turns cooler, so you never know quite what to expect from day to day – but it will always be lovely. That’s why we love the Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea, because it ticks all the boxes for easy growth, cold-hardiness, versatility and beauty. Medium-sized shrubs – not too tall and not too short – are especially useful in all but the smallest gardens, for backgrounds, around your home, and as specimens in smaller spaces. These easy shrubs are reliable bloomers even in the coldest zones, yet they grow well in warmer areas too, except for zone 9. Combine that with the universal love of hydrangeas, and you can see why panicle hydrangeas are always popular. Reliable flowering shrubs that are easy to grow almost anywhere are always in big demand. The harder you prune the larger the flower heads, but the fewer of them there are, so you control their size and quantity. ![]() It has no pests or diseases and it just needs a simple spring pruning for the best growth. It grows rapidly even on ordinary garden soil and in urban conditions, and it is relatively drought tolerant, needing very little attention. The Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea is hardy in zones 3 and 4, but it grows well all the way into zone 8. Flowers can be dried for winter decoration.Easy garden shrub for low-maintenance and beauty.The hardiest hydrangea, flowering well in zone 3.Lower night temperatures gradually turn them strawberry pink.Huge white conical flower heads emerge in July.Easily grown in beds or as specimens, this reliable plant is especially useful in colder gardens, where other hydrangeas won’t bloom. It grows to around 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide, with branches that are upright at first, and then arch over to create a colorful fountain effect. The flowers begin creamy-white in mid-summer, gradually turning pink, and for weeks the shrub carries both colors, becoming completely pink by late fall. Leaves will begin to show in late spring-early summer.The Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea is a breakthrough in panicle hydrangeas, because it has bright strawberry-pink flowers in fall, not dark red ones, as most hydrangeas of this type do. This variety is slower to come out of dormancy compared to other Hydrangea varieties. Quick-growing, adaptable to northern climates, and happy in sun (in the north) and partial shade (farther south and west), Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry™ is a true legacy shrub. When it was introduced in 2010, it was promptly voted Plant of the Year by wholesale nurserymen, and it has never looked back. Going from upright to weeping, this shrub is simply always changing.įully 7 feet high and just a couple feet less wide, Vanilla Strawberry is a showstopper. ![]() (Oh wellbetter grow two Vanilla Strawberries.) The foliage remains a steady green, large and lush, but the flowering stems are bright red, and really stand out once they begin to flop in late summer. These flowers are splendid for cutting for fresh and dried indoor arrangements, but they look so terrific on the shrub that you may be torn. By midsummer (this shrub blooms on new wood, so late spring frosts won't cancel the bloom season) the creamy trusses are beginning to blush pink, and by autumn, the shrub has every shade from pistachio to rich rose on its flowers. ![]() The giant flowerheads begin pale green, quickly turning a rich shade of cream. Rely on it for over-the-top color for months. A landmark shrub that will draw the eye no matter where it is planted, this PeeGee is hardy, long-lived, and ever-changing in its beauty. Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry™ is such a pleasure in the garden. ![]()
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