Hydrangea macrophylla Everbloom Pink Wonder- Mophead Hydrangea

The Hortensia macrophylla Everbloom 'Pink Wonder' is part of a series that, unlike most hydrangeas, blooms on both old wood and new shoots, which also allows its flowering to escape late frosts. For this reason, it also offers abundant flowering and a plant that is less susceptible to pruning mistakes. It is therefore an ideal hydrangea for beginner gardeners. This variety offers gradually pink flowers that turn green and red at the end of the season. In very acidic soil, the colour is a pastel violet blue. Suitable for shaded beds or the terrace, in non-calcareous soil.

The Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pink Wonder', like many cultivars, is a crossbreed between the H. macrophylla and H. aspera species, among others. All these hardy plants, native to China and Japan, belong to the Hydrangeaceae family. The bush has a compact and upright habit and reaches a height of 80 cm to 1 m and a width of 50 to 80 cm at maturity. Flowering begins in June and continues until September-October, supported by strong stems that prevent the plant from collapsing under its weight. The medium-sized globular inflorescences are composed of multiple sterile florets. Each floret is pink, ranging from very pale pink to lavender pink, and ends its cycle in green and reddish hues. The flowering period spreads over a lush and glossy dark green foliage. The leaves are opposite, reaching about fifteen centimetres in length. They are simple, ovate to elliptical, with a pointed tip and regularly toothed edges. Hydrangeas can live for at least 50 years.

'Pink Wonder' Hydrangea is a robust, generous, and charming plant, ideal for enhancing shaded areas of the garden and for container cultivation. Known for beautifying north-facing exposures, hydrangeas, especially this variety, also thrive in east or west-facing areas where the sun is not too intense, whether in flower beds or hedges. Its compact form is perfectly suited for container cultivation, which you can place on a terrace, in a beautiful set of pottery, or near the entrance of the house. Although hydrangeas dislike lime, they are not strictly ericaceous plants: they need fertile soil, whereas ericaceous soil, although very acidic, is also very nutrient-poor. For a lively garden, combine them with Fuchsia magellanica or spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips or summer-flowering bulbs like lilies in front of their rounded silhouette to enjoy their opulent flowering for a longer time.