Red Reggae part of the award winning Hydrangea Music Collection, a stunning range of beautiful coloured winter hardy Hydrangea.
Hydrangea Red Reggae 5 Litre: In 2015 De Jong Plant B.V. has introduced the Hydrangea Music Collection®. This new concept of rich flowering Hydrangea is available in seven different mophead varieties, all with their own colouring. At The I.P.M. in Essen the Music Collection® won the second prize at the Show Your Colours Award 2015, it has since picked up a long line of awards for innovation and beauty, Blue Ballad is a beautiful concept. We will of course be bringing you more varieties and sizes from the Music Collection during the spring and summer months. Other varieties will include Deep Purple Dance, Pink Pop and Soft Pink Salsa.
What to expect: Beautiful established plants arriving with 8 to 10 flower heads. pictures taken in June.
Planting position: Best planted in a lightly shaded warm spot, never close to a tree. Tree roots are the dominant force and will deprive your hydrangea of the nutrition it needs Suitable for container planting: Yes a great choice
Position: Full sun through to partial shade.
Soil: Happy in all soil types excluding heavy clay
Eventual Height at maturity: Approximately 90/1008cm
Flowering Period: July through to late September
Winter Hardy: Yes for the whole UK, copes well with rain, wind and moderate frost. Severe frosts will not be fatal it may damage the buds this will almost certainly result in smaller flowers, whilst this isnt relevant to plants that are going to live in the south it may be advisable to wrap in a winter fleece in the colder parts of the Uk.
Evergreen: No Deciduous
Pruning: Cut your Hydrangea back to a strong pair of buds in early spring after the frosts have cleared, can be cut earlier if you have planted in a pot and can bring it inside to escape the worse of the winter weather
When should I prune back my Hydrangea:
We suggest waiting until Febrary/March when the frosts have gone. The dead flower heads will protect the plant over the winter months. When the frosts have finished cut it back by approximately a quarter and remove any weak or frost damaged shoots to the healthy wood.
