Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

10 AUGUST 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 29

All photography Alamy, unless otherwise credited

I want a hydrangea for...

H.quercifolia‘Burgundy’

Flowersandfoliage– oak-leaved

hydrangeasoffera doublewhammy

of interest.‘Burgundy’featureslong

whiteflowersin summer,pluswhat’s

generallyseenasthebestautumn-

coloured foliage. H&S: 61 ⁄ 2 ft (2m). 

H.macrophylla

‘MagicalRubyTuesday’

ThisMagicalFourSeasonshybridhas

mopheadflowers(May-Nov).Starting

outgreen,theychangecolourthrough

theyear,withtingesof redfollowedby

pink then deep red. H&S: 39in (1m).

H.macrophylla‘Kardinalviolet’

Produceslargereddish-purpleflowers

whenplantedin acidsoils(inneutral

oralkalinesoils,they’llhavepinker

tones).Thebloomswillkeepgoing

throughoutsummerandon into the

autumn. H&S: 5ft (1½m).

H.macrophylla‘Enziandom’

Largeandlong-lasting,bloomshavea

veryintensebluecolouringthatlooks

particularlylovelyin thevase.You’ll

getthebestcolourif youhaveacid

soil– orplantin potsof ericaceous

compost. H&S: 5ft (1½m).

H.paniculata‘Wim’sRed’

Anothercolour-changer,withblooms

thatmorphfromwhitethroughpink

todeepburgundyoverthecourseof

thesummer.Theygiveoffa honeyed

fragranceandlooktheirbestin

September. H&S: 61 ⁄ 2 ft (2m).

H.macrophylla

‘MagicalAmethystBlue’

AppearingfromJulytoSeptember,

thelargeballsof greenish-blueflowers

willcreatea realtalkingpointin a mixed

border.Canbeplantedin fullsun or

part shade. H&S: 5ft (1½m).

Bold

colour

Fullsun

BurncooseNurseries burncoose.co.uk 01209860316

CooksGardenCentre cooks-garden-centre.co.uk 01299826169

Signature Hydrangeas signaturehydrangeas.co.uk 01622 833218

Where to buy

tofilla gap,oryouwanttoaddsome

late-floweringimpacttoyourpatio,the

goodnewsis youcanplantanypot-

grownhydrangeanow.Theyareeasy

tosourceandtakeminutestoplant;

doit thisweekandthensimplysitback

and wait for the show to begin.

Scent Cutting

Autumn

interest

Along

season

Magical Four Seasons