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hydrangea 'Blushing Bride'

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A compact, upright, rounded, deciduous shrub with ovate, dark green leaves. It has a long flowering period, from June to October, because it flowers on new as well as old growth. The large, rounded clusters of semi-double white flowers mature to a light pink or light blue, depending on soil pH and mineral content.

Scientific classification

Species: hydrangea 'Blushing Bride' (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blushing Bride')
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Columnar upright
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of hydrangea 'Blushing Bride'

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 'Blushing Bride'

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hydrangea 'Blushing Bride' care guide

Even steady soil moisture, drain standing water quickly after watering
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Even steady soil moisture, drain standing water quickly after watering

Fertilizing

Diluted hydrangea acidic feed every four weeks spring and summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings

Growing

Best grown in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Soil pH will effect flower colour but soil aluminium content more a facter than pH, promoting blue over pink

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