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Hydrangea paniculata (lacecap)

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Name	Hydrangea paniculata (lacecap)
Price	£ 7.50 / each
Colours	Blue
Size	Height:3m / 10ft Spread:3m / 10ft
Aspect	They prefer sun or partial shade, with shelter from cold, drying winds if possible.
Care	Needs moist, well drained, fertile soil. Allow this plant plenty of space and give it a hard prunein early Spring (before it produces its flowering shoots). Cut off all the previous year's flowering wood so that only a woody base (as low as 25cm or 10inches in exposed gardens or 60cm/24inches if the shrub is positioned at the back of a border.)Cut each plant back to a pair of healthy buds, at the required height. This severe pruning also works well on plants that have been neglected. If you don't prune this plant, it will get ridiculously tall with a flowers only at the tips (making them quite difficult to see unless you happen to be a giant!)
Uses	-Back of a mixed bed/border -Feature plant
Description	This variety is a Medium to Large deciduous tree, which originated in China and Japan. The flowers are very large and conspicuous in a cone like form, and decorate the bare, arching stems from late September to Autumn.