Just like the legendary Greek hero famed for his strength & endurance, Hydrangea Hercules will excel in your garden with a display of strength & endurance, rewarding you with an exuberant display of power.A typical paniculata type, flowering on new growth, Hercules erupts into bloom from July with enormous blooms that are held aloft on strong, upright stems right up to the first frosts. The massive panicles of starry flowers, each a subtle green white, develop a rosy hue as they age, adding a multi-tonal effect to your garden. Impressive in both size & strength, the large branches thrust upwards through mixed borders & erupt into bloom with sprays up to 40cm in length, standing proud against its neighbours. Perfect for cutting, the magnificent 40cm+ blooms make elegant cut flowers, & will last well into autumn if left on the plant to shine wondrously in the autumn frosts. Exceptionally hardy, Hercules stands up to the British weather with ease & will shrug off temperatures as low as -30°C plus it’s incredibly easy to grow, giving great results for any level of gardener & not even needing a massive garden
- they're just as happy in a container on a balcony or terrace. Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to plant out. H2m x W2m. Flowers July
- October. Care Just plant in position, water well, & add some fertiliser
- they’ll burst into growth & flower profusely all summer! Hardy in the UK, frost can cause a lot of damage to young buds, reducing the number of flowers, so it’s advisable to protect your plant with fleece if freezing weather is likely. As this hydrangea flowers on new wood, you can leave the faded hydrangea flower heads in place until the new buds begin to swell in spring – this also protects the new growth from frost damage. Just cut back the stems to a strong pair of buds. Remove any branches that are damaged or dead as well as any that are misplaced. After pruning hydrangeas, apply a mulch of well-rotted manure or compost around the base of the plant. Once established, you can remove up to a third of the shoots to the base of the plant to encourage new stems. Contents 2 x Plant