Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ruby Tuesday' (PBR)
mophead hydrangea
Flowering for several months from midsummer, this easy and undemanding shrub puts on a dazzling display with its...
2 litre pot
£19.99
available to order from autumn
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Plant description
Flowering for several months from midsummer, this easy and undemanding shrub puts on a dazzling display with its large, colour-changing flower heads. The display kicks off in midsummer, when domed clusters of pink flowers start opening from bud. Then as the seasons change from summer to autumn, the colour of each bloom intensifies and matures to a deep claret-purple. Only recently introduced, but already picking up the awards, this is a spectacular addition to the garden.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Hydrangea macrophylla Ruby Tuesday (PBR):
Leave the old flower heads in place through the winter. As the new shoots start to emerge in spring cut back a third to a quarter of the previous season's flowering stems to the base and cut back the remaining flower heads to the first pair of buds.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Warning
Humans: Skin allergen; Pets: Harmful if eaten
