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New products at Crocus

by Sarah - December 21st, 2015.
Filed under: Crocus, New Products.

Crocus just added this new item

Hydrangea quercifolia (oak-leaved hydrangea)

Hydrangea quercifolia (oak-leaved hydrangea) £12.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July to September Flower colour: white Other features: contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies; the flower-heads make excellent dried flower arrangements Hardiness: fully hardy Conical clusters of white flowers appear from midsummer to autumn, fading to pink as they mature. This deciduous hydrangea makes a wonderful specimen plant for a partly shady border with moist, well- drained soil. Later-flowering than other varieties, the interesting, oak- shaped leaves turn shades of bronze-purple in autumn. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Where necessary remove misplaced or diseased shoots in spring