Hydrangea macrophylla Tea Time Together

The Tea Time Bavaria Hydrangea is a plant in the Tea Time series. It is an excellent choice for pot cultivation as it has a compact habit and neat appearance. The plant blooms long during summer with bicolour blue flowers bordered by white, slowly changing into white porcelain colours. The plant's foliage is dark green and has beautiful and dense pompoms, making it look refreshing and pleasant. Its appearance is well-organised and is accompanied by well-ramified vegetation.

The Hydrangea macrophylla Tea Time Bavaria is a type of plant created by cross-breeding different species of the Hydrangeaceae family, which are initially from China and Japan. 'Bavaria' is one of a series of cultivars known for their low and ramified growth, strong floral peduncles, and lovely colours resembling English porcelain. This bush is no larger than 70 cm (27.6 in) in any direction and produces bicolour pompoms of medium size from June to September, composed of numerous sky blue florets (or pink in neutral soil) and are surrounded by white. They are small and have a striking dimorphism. The fertile and sterile flowers slowly evolve into white, then fade into a texture that looks like paper. The bush's dark green, deciduous foliage accompanies the flowering, and the leaves are opposite, single, and ovate to elliptical, with a pointed tip and saw-toothed edge. Hydrangeas can live for at least 50 years.

The Tea Time Bavaria Hydrangea is a perfect choice for decorating terraces and balconies and for use as a cut flower. Hydrangeas are well known for their brightening effect on the north side of houses, but this particular hydrangea can also thrive in an east or west exposure that is not too harsh. It can be used in massifs as well as in high borders. Although these plants are not strictly ericaceous, they do not tolerate limestone well. Pair them with fuchsia magellanica, annual impatiens, or plant spring-flowering bulbs in front of their round silhouette. Enjoy their sumptuous flowering in the garden or the house for a long time.

Also, remember that the colour of the flowers of Hydrangea macrophylla varies based on the soil's pH level. If you want to maintain a beautiful blue colour, mix ericaceous soil with your garden soil and apply aluminium sulphate (which can be found in slate) or alum stone every year in the spring. Traditionally, blue varieties will turn pink in neutral or alkaline soil.