Hydrangea macrophylla Red Reggae

The Hydrangea macrophylla 'Red Reggae' is part of a new series of hydrangeas named 'Music Collection', which brings together compact plants, offering large flowers in vibrant tones. With this 'Red Reggae' variety, the florets bloom in a chartreuse green bordered with glittering red, quickly becoming a deep, peppy red-pink. This beautiful dense bush with a rounded habit is covered in flowers all summer for 3 months and sports forest green foliage that forms a beautiful setting for flowering. This hardy, easy and floriferous variety has its place in all garden gardens in fresh, non-limestone soil. It can be used in a flower bed, as a standalone shrub, or even in a pot.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Red Reggae' is one of many hybrids obtained by cross-breeding the species H. macrophylla and H. aspera, among others. All these hardy plants belong to the family of Hydrangeaceae, native to China and Japan. This bush is barely taller than it is wide, reaching 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) in height for about 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) in spread. From July to September, the plant produces large, dense flower heads that are almost round and measure 17 to 20 cm in diameter. The flower heads comprise many small fertile flowers and a few rare fertile florets, which are insignificant. This flowering, which forms on one-year-old wood, is spread over a dark green, deciduous foliage which falls in autumn. The leaves are opposite; they reach a minimum of ten centimetres in length. They are single, ovate to elliptical, ending in a pointed tip, saw-toothed. Hydrangeas can live at least 50 years.

The Hydrangea 'Red Reggae' brings dynamism and a touch of good mood to the semi-shaded areas of the garden or terrace. Hydrangeas are well known for brightening up the north side of houses. This variety will be happy in an east exposure, in the morning sun, or in the north, in fields of plants and hedges. This variety is suitable for growing in the ground and large containers, which can be placed on the terrace or near the entrance. Even though hydrangeas are not fond of limestone, they are not, strictly speaking, ericaceous plants. Combine them with magellanica fuchsias, with annual impatiens, or plant spring-flowering bulbs in front of their round silhouette. Enjoy their sumptuous and long-lasting flowering in the garden.