HYDRANGEA pan. ‘Little Spooky’

HYDRANGEA pan. ‘Little Spooky’

Hydrangea paniculata Little Spooky is a very compact, deciduous panicle hydrangea forming a neat, rounded shrub to around 50cm tall and wide, valued for its large conical heads of white summer flowers. It thrives in moist, fertile, welldrained soil and flowers well in sun or light shade. Fully hardy in Irish conditions, its an easy, spacesaving choice for small borders, frontofbed positions and containers. For best results, prune in late winter or early spring to a framework of healthy buds to encourage strong new growth and plentiful blooms, and keep evenly watered in dry spells.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or light shade Rate of Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist, fertile, welldrained soil Hardiness: Fully hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:deciduous
flowering:july
flowering:august
flowering:september
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:green
size:30-60cm