Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub that gains a cascading habit under the weight of its flowers that persist until frost. The panicles bloom on new growth and open white, then turn pink and matures to red-pink with all colors at once possible and attract butterflies. While it can tolerate full sun, its best blooms are in part sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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East Asia and Russia
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Height:
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6' - 8'
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Spread:
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4' - 5’
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Spacing:
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4’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White/Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Mulch soil to maintain moisture and overwinter. If pruning is needed do so after flowering. Slight susceptibility to bud blight, wilt, leaf spot, and mildew. Aphids are occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Hosta, Coral Bells
IMAGES: F. D. Richards, Hydrangea paniculata 'VANILLA STRAWBERRY' 7/2021 Panicle-, (2) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Hydrangea paniculata 'Renhy' kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Andrzej Opejda, Hydrangea paniculata 20100713 190225 134, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, 190908 194 Chicago Botanic Gdn - Heritage Garden, Japan Bed, Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry™ 'Renhy' Panicle Hydrangea (48861783952), CC BY 2.0, (5) cultivar413, Chicago Botanic Gdn, Heritage Gdn, Japan bed 180723 654 Cirsium 'Rose Beauty', x Fatshedera lizei 'Angyo Star', Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry™, Calibrachoa 'Double Pinktastic', CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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