Hydrangea macrophylla Curly Sparkle Red

Hydrangea macrophylla Curly Sparkle Red 'H213901' is a new and highly colourful variety of hydrangea. It offers large, light red pompoms in summer, which are very dense and almost frilly, highlighted by magnificent dark green foliage. This bush has a compact and vigorous habit with rapid growth. It brings something new and joyful to shaded flower beds or terraces, in non-calcareous soil.

Hydrangea macrophylla Curly Sparkle Red is the result of cross-breeding between the species H. macrophylla and H. aspera, among others. All these hardy plants belong to the Hydrangeaceae family, native to China and Japan. Curly Sparkle Red has a compact, uniform, rounded habit. At maturity, it reaches about 1m (3ft) in all directions. From July to September, its spherical inflorescences appear, resembling large pompoms. They are composed of numerous tightly packed sterile florets, of a very bright red-pink colour. The flowering period extends over large and shiny, dark green, deciduous foliage. The leaves are opposite, reaching a minimum length of about 15cm (6in). They are simple, ovate to elliptical, with a pointed tip, and regularly toothed like a saw. Hydrangeas can live for at least 50 years.

Curly Sparkle Red is a highly colourful plant, perfect for cheering up shaded areas of the garden. It is wonderful in pots. Hydrangeas are well-known for brightening up the north side of houses. This variety will thrive in a non-scorching east or west exposure, both in flower beds and hedges. This compact variety is particularly suitable for container cultivation, which can be placed on a terrace or near an entrance in a beautiful pot. Although these plants fear limestone, they are not strictly ericaceous plants. Pair them with magellanica fuchsias or annual impatiens, or plant spring-flowering bulbs in front of their round silhouette. Enjoy their magnificent flowering in the garden or indoors for a long time.