Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

10 AUGUST 2019 AMATEUR GARDENING 31

H. anomala subsp. glabra ‘Crûg Coral’

A climbing hydrangea that’s perfect for a north-facing wall as it’s happy in sun or

part shade. Flowers start off red in early summer, gradually fading to pale pink.

Self-supporting once established. HxS: 50x8ft (15x3m).

What is Schizophragma hydrangeoides?

KNOWNastheJapanesehydrangea

vine,thisis a closerelative.A

deciduousclimber,it clingsviaaerial

rootsandproducesspraysof small

creamy-whiteflowersandlargewhite

sterilebractsin summer– theeffect

is similartolacecaps.

Althoughit canbeslowtoget

started,Schizophragmadoeswell

in mostsoiltypesapartfromvery

alkaline.Cutbackafterflowering.

Try these climbing hydrangeas

Hydrangeaanomala

subsp.petiolarisAGM

Thisdeciduousclimbingtype

producesitscreamlacecapflowers

in earlysumme

A slowstarter,i

vigorousonce

getsgoing.A

goodchoice

forshady

wallsor

fences.H:43x

26ft(13x8m).

S. hydrangeoidesresembles

Hydrangeapetiolaris

Planting and

aftercare

Hydrangeasgrowbestin rich,

well-drainedsoil.

Mostpreferdappledshade,but

theydoneedlotsof water,somake

surethey’renotallowedtodryout

if plantedundertrees.

Hydrangeasdon’trequiremuch

pruning.Generally,earlyspring

pruningorthinningoutwill

encouragefewerbutlargerflowers.

Leave some flowers over winter

to protect young shoots, and always

cut back stems to just above a bud

if pruning for shape and size.

Hydrangea seemanii

Ideal if you’re loo

for an evergreen

climber. This is

self-clinging

ant – it uses

erial roots to

tach itself to

alls or fences –

nd has creamy

usters of flower

om midsummerintoautumn.

xS: 33x8ft (10x3m).

GAP

Leave a few spent fl owers on plants