Hydrangea serrata Euphoria Pink

Hydrangea serrata 'Euphoria Pink' is an exceptional variety of Hydrangea with beautiful tricoloured foliage, variegated with green, creamy white, and pink. The flowering bush is extraordinarily colourful: depending on the soil, its flowers are bright red with a white-pink centre or bluish-violet with a white centre. With moderate growth, this Hydrangea is suitable for gardens of all sizes and adapts perfectly to container gardening. A vibrant Hydrangea!

The 'Euphoria Pink' Hydrangea (synonym 'Gotemba Nishiki') is a Japanese cultivar selected by Nagasaki T. / Osco Garden. It is a quite revolutionary plant that came second in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 Plant of the Year competition. This cultivar forms a bush that reaches approximately 1 m in height with a spread of 60 cm at maturity. It forms a beautiful branching clump. Its young leaves are tinged with pink. As they unfurl, they are initially variegated with creamy white and pale pink on a green background, with the pink fading as temperatures rise. This exuberant, deciduous foliage is ornamental from spring to autumn, even outside of the flowering period. Flowering begins around mid-June, depending on the climate, and lasts until August, on the current year's wood. The flowers are grouped in slightly rounded, airy heads. Each of these inflorescences is composed of a few rare tiny florets scattered among numerous larger and very colourful fertile florets. The colour of the flowers varies depending on the soil's pH and the presence or absence of aluminium sulfate. Red will appear in neutral soil, while bluish-violet will appear in acidic soil.

Hardy down to -20°C, the 'Euphoria Pink' Hydrangea should be exposed to partial shade or morning sun to preserve its magnificent variegated foliage. It finds a place in a shrub border, as a standalone specimen, and of course in a large pot on the terrace. Consider using it to spice up a small flowering hedge. Pair it with other plants that prefer humus-bearing, non-calcareous soil: Pieris japonica 'Flaming Silver', Azalea 'Adonis' with white flowers, Camellia 'Fairy Blush', Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'... Also, it's worth knowing that Paulownia is very beneficial to hydrangeas, as its turgid roots provide nourishment to the shrubs growing beneath.