hydrangea 'Étoile Violette'
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Étoile Violette' is a compact, bushy shrub to about 1.2m in height and spread, with elliptic, slightly serrated, dark green leaves. Flattened, lacecap flowerheads have outer, sterile florets with two rows of pointed petals, creating a star shape, purple-blue on acid soil, rose pink on alkaline soil. The fertile, central florets start green, then change to match the outer florets

Scientific classification
- Species
- hydrangea 'Étoile Violette' (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Étoile Violette')
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of hydrangea 'Étoile Violette'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of hydrangea 'Étoile Violette'
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hydrangea 'Étoile Violette' care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist, especially in warm weather
- Watering
- Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in warm weather
Fertilizing
Hydrangea feed in spring and again early summer
Pruning
Use the method for the hydrangea type: remove faded mophead flowers to the first healthy bud pair; paniculata and arborescens may have last year's stems shortened to healthy bud pairs. Climbing hydrangeas need overlong shoots trimmed after flowering. Prune in late spring.
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter
Growing
Best grown in moist but well-drained soil in part shade although tolerant of sun if soil remains moist. See shrubby hydrangea cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to a leaf spot, grey moulds, powdery mildews and honey fungus
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, hydrangea scale and vine weevil
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