Flowering shrub
Panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
A reliable flowering shrub for borders, terraces and soft transitions near the house.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 1.5-3 m
- Crown diameter
- 2.2 m
- Root zone
- 2.6 m
- Root type
- Compact fibrous
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Recommended setback
- 1-1.5 m from paths and walls
- Growth rate
- Medium / fast
- Hardiness
- USDA 3-8, cultivar dependent
- Crown density
- Medium
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Clair
- Sun / partial shade
- Watering
- Moderate / high
- Soil type
- Moist well-drained soil
- Drainage
- Moist, drained, mulched
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic to neutral
Root system and placement
Compact fibrous roots; mulch helps moisture stability.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Rounded flowering shrub
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Season
- Summer to autumn bloom
- Bloom
- White to pink panicles
- Fruit
- Dry inflorescences can remain decorative
- Garden use
- Border, terrace planting, soft house edge
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Pruning
- Prune in spring for shape and flowering
- Risks
- Suffers in drought and hot dry wind.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
