Hydrangeas: Have the Pink Diamond Hydrangea, 0 by wooffi

wooffi wrote:
Mel,
?Paniculatas often get very large. 8-10 feet tall and wide is not unusual. ?
Unlike PeeGee, which can grow to 20 tall, Pink Diamond is more refined and probably will stay under 10 feet tall. It has 4-inch long deciduous leaves and a rounded, much-branched form giving the plant an overall coarse texture. Huge white flower heads 12 inches long and 8 inches across appear from mid-July through mid-August. ??Individual florets on these heads grow to 1 1/2 inches across. As the flowers age they turn a wonderful rich pink. By the time frost arrives, the sepals on the inflorescence will have turned tan colored.?
With the return of the bold-is-beautiful style of landscaping, Pink Diamond should fit right into our modern landscape themes. It is probably best used as a specimen shrub much as crape myrtle is planted. It could be used as a background planting in a mixed border or even as a mass planting in the large landscape. It blooms best in full sun but will tolerate light shade. Unlike most hydrangeas, it has good drought tolerance, but bloom size will be reduced under drier conditions.

As for transplanting it, you better wait for fall. H. Paniculatas, H. Quercifioila and all H. arborescens do not transplant well right now.

Wolfgang?