Lava Lamp® Candelabra® Hydrangea

Candelabra Hydrangea is a mounding deciduous shrub with upright dark red stems sporting medium green foliage.  A profuse flowering of lose conical panicles that open creamy white and mature to dark pink begins in mid summer before eventually fading to tan.  The blooms persist well into fall attracting butterflies.  While can tolerate full sun, its best blooms are in part sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Mulch soil to maintain moisture and overwinter.  If pruning is needed do so after flowering. Slight susceptibility to bud blight, wilt, leaf spot, and mildew.  Aphids are occasional problems.  Longer panicles can be obtained by thinning the shoots.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Planting, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges,.

COMPANION PLANTS: Holly, Coral Bells, Deutzia

IMAGES:  NetPS Plant Finder, Candelabra® Hydrangea flowers, (2) Hedwig Storch, Hydrangea paniculata IMG 7772, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.