sweet hydrangea

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A small, deciduous shrub up to 1m high and 1.5m wide, with dark purplish-brown spreading and arching stems and elliptical, often purple-tinged green leaves. The flowerheads are produced in summer and consist of small white to yellow fertile flowers, surrounded by a few white, sterile florets

Scientific classification

Species: sweet hydrangea (Hydrangea luteovenosa)
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Spring · Autumn · Summer · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Distribution of sweet hydrangea

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of sweet hydrangea

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sweet hydrangea care guide

Consistently moist root zone, add extra water during warm dry weather
Watering: Partial shade
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Watering

Consistently moist root zone, add extra water during warm dry weather

Fertilizing

Hydrangea shrub feed every four weeks spring through early 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.