Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy - Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy - Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy - Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy 'Mak20'
Mountain Hydrangea, Tea of Heaven
The hydrangea has suffered a lot during the journey. Several branches are broken.
Murielle, 17/03/2023
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Description
Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy ('Mak20') is a novelty originating from the USA. It is a compact and floriferous bush, capable of flowering on the current year's wood. It produces flat-heads with semi-double sterile pink florets with a green-yellow heart. Very resistant to cold.
Hydrangea serrata Cotton Candy (from the Flair & Flavours series) was created in 2012 by Tim Wood in Michigan by crossing Hydrangea macrophylla with Hydrangea serrata. Also called "mountain hydrangea", the latter has passed on its excellent frost resistance. Moreover, Cotton Candy is capable of flowering on the current year's wood. This guarantees that its unique flowering can appear every year, regardless of the weather!
From June-July, it produces inflorescences composed of fertile flowers in the centre surrounded by a row of larger, decorative sterile flowers. The sterile flowers are semi-double, with a bi-colour effect of bright pink/green-yellow at flowering; an unprecedented contrast in hydrangeas! The colour changes to pale-pink. Cotton Candy is a new perpetual variety, which flowers several times in succession during the summer. At the end of the season, the foliage takes on a very attractive autumn colour.
Endowed with a beautiful dark green foliage, sometimes tinged with burgundy, it forms a compact bush about 0.80 to 1.20 m (3 to 4ft) high and wide at maturity. With these proportions, it will easily find its place in all gardens but also in a pot on a terrace or a balcony. It accepts a shady to relatively sunny exposure as long as you avoid midday sun and keep its base cool. It requires good non-limestone garden soil. Its hardiness allows it to be grown successfully even in the most difficult climates.
Combine it with other ball or paniculate flower hydrangeas to play with contrasts of form, such as the new pink varieties of Hydrangea arborescens or Hydrangea paniculata. To highlight its small green heart, why not plant alchemillas at its base?
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Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Hydrangea
serrata
Cotton Candy 'Mak20'
Hydrangeaceae
Mountain Hydrangea, Tea of Heaven
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Work your soil deeply at 40x40 cm (16x16in). A good base fertiliser will promote the recovery of your young plant and nourish it without risk of burning. It requires a sunny or partially shaded position, depending on the humidity of your soil. It prefers neutral to acidic soil. If your soil tends to be dry, mix our water retainer, the stockosorb, with the soil when filling in the planting hole and plan for a watering basin on the surface.
Pot culture is also very easy if you use deep enough pots (40 to 50cm (16 to 20in) deep), water properly and regularly provide fertiliser. Use a good mix based on ericaceous soil. Add organic matter.
Leave the dried inflorescences on the plant and only cut them after spring frosts. They effectively protect the new vegetation and future flowers.
The white, red and pink varieties are more faithful in colouring when watered with hard water. The blue varieties require rainwater and regular use of a hydrangea blueing based on alum. The use of a hydrangea fertiliser is also strongly recommended.
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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.