Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise
Sundae Fraise is special because it is a very compact paniculata. Branches and flowers very easily. In July the sterile flowers open and become soft pink/red when they mature. The size of the plant will become 1,1 m x 1,2 m. It likes all soils as long as the drainage is optimal.
Flowering period
Planting period
About this plant
Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are shrubs and climbers from East Asia and the Americas. They owe their fame to their large flower heads, in which showy, sterile florets surround or completely cover the small fertile flowers. Hydrangeas like a moist, humus-rich soil and flower in summer, when many other shrubs have finished flowering.
Panicled hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata
Panicle hydrangeas are among the most rewarding flowering shrubs for the garden. They form large, conical plumes that colour the late summer for weeks, are exceptionally hardy and very easy to maintain.
Location and soil
Panicle hydrangeas thrive in cool, humus-rich but well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade. They tolerate any pH and cope well with urban conditions.
Pruning and care
Flowers on new wood. Prune once a year, between January and March, cutting the branches back by about half; the harder you prune, the larger the plumes. No winter protection is needed in open ground, and disease resistance is very good.
Use in the garden
Beautiful as a specimen, in groups in the border or as a flowering hedge; the compact selections also do very well in pots on a terrace or balcony. The plumes are also popular as dried flowers.
Characteristics
Botanical
| Family | Hydrangeaceae |
| Genus | Hydrangea |
| Species | paniculata |
| Cultivar | 'Rensun' |
| Trade name | Sundae Fraise (PBR) |
Flowering
| Flowering period | july, august, september |
| Colour (flower) | white, pink |
Foliage
| Evergreen | no |
| Colour (foliage) | green |
Growth habit
| Height | 100 cm, 150 cm |
Location
| Winter hardiness | -30 °C |
| Soil type | acid |
| Location | sun, half shade |
| Soil moisture | moist, normal |
Use
| Type (use) | shrub, solitary, in group |