Hydrangea macrophylla Geoffrey Chabdun

<strong>The <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangeas-a-to-z.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hydrangeas</a> are bushes</strong> (sometimes <em>climbing plants</em>) <strong>that offer impressive flowering</strong>, <strong>generally in large spherical inflorescences</strong>, which lasts throughout summer: from June to September. Flowering is usually blue or pink, but hydrangeas can also be white, mauve, red... Colours of some varieties have the peculiarity of changing depending on soil pH: the more acidic the substrate, the bluer the flowers; the more calcareous it is, the pinker they become. <strong>Most familiar are the <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-macrophylla.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hydrangea macrophylla</em></a></strong>, which produce large inflorescences often flat or globe-shaped. This is the case, for example, with the superb variety <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-macrophylla/hydrangea-macrophylla-endless-summer-the-bride.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Endless Summer The Bride'.</a> These hydrangeas represent, however, only a small part of a vast and very diverse group. <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-arborescens.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hydrangea arborescens</em></a>, such as variety 'Annabelle', <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-paniculata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hydrangea paniculata</em></a> (for example ‘Vanille Fraise’) and <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-serrata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hydrangea serrata</em></a> also offer very beautiful flowering. <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/hydrangeas/hydrangea-by-variety/hydrangea-quercifolia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hydrangea quercifolia</em></a>, for their part, are particularly interesting for their autumn foliage. There are also climbing hydrangeas. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-52520" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hortensia-gros-plan.jpg" alt="Hydrangea flat flower" width="1172" height="780" /> <strong>Established in good conditions, hydrangeas are easy to grow and maintain!</strong> <em>Hydrangea macrophylla</em> and <em>serrata</em> thrive in shaded positions and on rather acidic soil, while other species can quite happily tolerate sun or calcareous soils. You will easily find one suited to your situation! They can be placed at the back of a border, in woodland, in a hedge or as an edging. The more compact ones can be grown in pots or tubs and placed, for example, on a patio or in a courtyard! For maintenance, ensure substrate stays relatively cool and prune in late winter.