Plant of the month July - Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are an ever popular shrub that flower from mid-summer, with their larger showy blooms providing an abundance of colour to your garden. Long lasting flowers come in shades of blue, pink and white, this medium sized shrub really is a show stopper when in full bloom!
About the Hydrangea
The Hydrangeas that we sell here at Thompson’s are shrubby Hydrangeas, mostly flowering between July and September. They are known for 2 different flower heads, the domed ‘Mophead’ varieties have many tightly compact flowers, and the ‘Lacecap’ varieties which have rings of large pointed petals with clusters of tiny flowers surrounding them.
The colour of your Hydrangeas is determined by the pH levels of your soil. In an alkaline soil, the flowers will more likely be pink, whereas an acidic soil will be more blue. By adjusting the pH levels in your soil it is possible to change the colour of your Hydrangea blooms, this can be achieved by using Ericaceous compost.
Blue coloured flowers will always start off as pink, unless they are grown in an acidic soil to start with
Why Buy Me?
Hydrangeas like to be planted in a semi shaded area so that there’s not too much sun for them. They do well in most soil types, but don’t like it if the soil gets too dry, so consider helping to retain the moisture in the soil with a good quality compost or manure.
- Easy to grow in most conditions
- Great cut flowers
- Plant in borders pots or containers
- Large showy flower heads
Locally Grown By Us
We sell more than 10 varieties of Hydrangea here at Thompson’s, so we offer you a great selection to choose from. Our favorite varieties are:
- Summer Pink
- Summer Blue
- Phantom
- Silver Dollar
- Tellers Pink
- Tellers Blue
At Thompson’s, we like to grow our own plants, which means we can offer our customers more varieties to choose from and a better quality of plant. Our hardy plants are covered under our 3 year plant guarantee, so you can buy from us with confidence.
Come along to your local Thompson’s and see for yourselves. Don’t forget we have an ever-expanding range of plants available to purchase on our webshop.