Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva'
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ′Tardiva′ - Shrub Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Large panicles that produce smaller white flowers)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous summer foliage); Yellow (Usually poor greenish-yellow fall color; sometime with an attractive red to purple tinge)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsule; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
10-20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Rich, loamy, moist soils, but adaptable
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves simple, opposite or in whorls of 3's, ovate, 3-6" long and 1.5-3" wide, acuminate, rounded or tapered at base, toothed. Setose pubescent beneath, especially on veins. Older bark often peeling, exposing lighter grays.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 289
  • Border 395
  • Groupings 211
  • Hedge 275
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Specimen 630
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Notable Texture 282
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 187

    • Additional Information

    'Tardiva' has a dense habit and flowers later, in September. Very hardy and adaptable plant, difficult to kill. Remove grown flowers late in fall as they are not attractive.

    2 Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' found

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