Hydrangea macrophylla Bouquet Rose
Hydrangea macrophylla Bouquet Rose
Hydrangea macrophylla Bouquet Rose
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea
Special offer!
Receive a €20 voucher for any order over €90 (excluding delivery costs, credit notes, and plastic-free options)!
1- Add your favorite plants to your cart.
2- Once you have reached €90, confirm your order (you can even choose the delivery date!).
3- As soon as your order is shipped, you will receive an email containing your voucher code, valid for 3 months (90 days).
Your voucher is unique and can only be used once, for any order with a minimum value of €20, excluding delivery costs.
Can be combined with other current offers, non-divisible and non-refundable.
Home or relay delivery (depending on size and destination)
Important: You may be charged customs duties by your country’s customs authorities upon delivery.
Schedule delivery date,
and select date in basket
This plant carries a 24 months recovery warranty
More information
We guarantee the quality of our plants for a full growing cycle, and will replace at our expense any plant that fails to recover under normal climatic and planting conditions.
Would this plant suit my garden?
Set up your Plantfit profile →
Description
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bouquet Rose' is an unusual, charming, perpetual and particularly cold-resistant variety of hydrangea. It owes its name to the arrangement of its inflorescences, which are made up of tightly packed pompoms in generous bouquets. Their colour depends on the nature of the soil: in neutral garden soil, its flowers range from cream-pink to mauve-pink, while in acidic soil, they will evolve from baby blue to bright lilac. At the end of summer, the thinner stems bend under the weight of the flowers in vintage tones, resting on foliage that has turned bronze, giving the shrub a wonderfully old-fashioned charm. Stunning in a romantic garden, you can also bring it into the home by making dried or fresh bouquets with its beautiful flowers.
'Bouquet Rose' is derived from the species H. macrophylla and H. serrata, among others. All these hardy plants belong to the Hydrangeaceae family and are native to China and Japan. 'Bouquet Rose' has a rounded and flexible habit, reaching about 1.2m (4ft) in all directions by the age of 10. Under good conditions, it can eventually reach a height of 2m (7ft), even 2.5m (8ft). The slightly weak branches tend to bend under the weight of the abundant flowering that begins in July on year-old branches. The flowering renews itself during the summer at the tips of the year's young shoots. Its inflorescences reach 15cm (6in) in diameter and are composed of several small clusters of sterile flowers packed tightly together. In acidic soil, the flowers will have bluer shades, while in neutral soil, they will be a slightly mauve pink. Their colour evolves as the flowers ripen. The flowering period extends over deciduous foliage that is a bright, matte green, which turns bronze as early as September and falls in autumn. The leaves are opposite, reaching a minimum length of about 15cm (6in). They are simple, elliptical, with a pointed tip and coarsely toothed like a saw. Hydrangeas can live for at least 50 years.
'Bouquet Rose', a classic feature of romantic flower beds, is a generous plant that has a strong impact both in the ground and in pots on terraces or balconies. It is well-suited to humid coastal gardens, as it withstands sea spray. Hydrangeas are well-known for brightening the north side of houses. This variety will thrive in an east or west-facing position that is not too hot, both in flower beds and hedges. Although these plants dislike chalky soil, hydrangeas are not strictly speaking acid-loving plants. Pair them with Magellan fuchsias, pieris, annual impatiens, or lilies, or plant spring-flowering bulbs and Omphalodes verna with forget-me-not-like flowers in front of their round silhouette. Enjoy their sumptuous flowering in the garden or in the house for a long time.
Hydrangea macrophylla Bouquet Rose in pictures
Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Hydrangea
macrophylla
Bouquet Rose
Hydrangeaceae
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant in spring or early autumn, preferably in a slightly shaded position, for example against an east-facing wall, or even north-facing. In very cold regions, it may be prudent to protect its stump with a thick mulch. Protect it from cold and drying winds. It does not require ericaceous soil, but appreciates deep, moist but well-drained, fairly fertile soil, possibly enriched with a good base fertiliser before planting. If planting near a wall and the soil is dry at its base, place the root ball at least 30 to 40cm (12 to 16in) away from it and incorporate a quantity of well-decomposed compost to better retain moisture in the soil. Very hardy, it can be planted in cold regions without fear.
As for pruning, remove the faded flowers on the first bud or on the pair of buds directly below. When the plant is mature, prune the older stems back to the base by a quarter or a third. This will encourage the formation of young shoots. Carry out this pruning every year during March and April.
Planting period
Intended location
Care
Planting & care advice
This item has not been reviewed yet - be the first to leave a review about it.
Recently viewed products
Haven't found what you were looking for?
Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.