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Hydrangea Paniculata Whitelight

MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
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Does any one grow this? I just picked up one from the reduced section in my local GC . I would like to know your thoughts on height, spread, 'blousiness' etc as when I have tried to source tinternet it seems conflicting in size re height? so I would really like to know in order to plan where to put it. TIA

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Sizes -of shrubs in particular, will always vary because of individual conditions, which is why info can be so variable. In wet, warmer weather, once plants all start growing, you'll get more lush growth, and in drier, hotter weather, growth will be slower for something like  hydrangeas.  
    You can cut the paniculatas back hard because they flower on new wood, so that's also a way of keeping them neater. For smaller varieties, you can leave a bit more framework, and the main reason for that is because the new growth and subsequent flowers can be lush, and heavy, and the flowers are bigger, so they can need a bit of extra support. Leaving a bit of a basic framework makes a sturdier plant, with smaller flowers that's more self supporting.  :)
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Have a look at Page 4 (Pruning) on this RHS Trials article-

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-trials-and-awards/plant-bulletins/hydrangea-paniculata.pdf

    But it's basically as @Fairygirl says.
    I grow Vanille Fraise that I keep to about 4ft by pruning back to the woody framework every year- 




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  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    Thank you @Fairygirl for your detailed response. @Pete.8 thank you for the very interesting link, may I ask at what time of year you cut back and to what height please? 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited 5 March
    Unlike the mophead type of hydrangea, the paniculatas are less fussy about when they're best pruned.
    I prune mine any time from mid-Feb to mid-March
    I cut back to a woody framework that I keep to about 3ft

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    Thanks @Pete.8.
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