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Hydrangea paniculata White Moth

Hydrangea paniculata White Moth
Paniculate Hydrangea, Panicled Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea

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A splendid young plant! It withstands the winter of Montreal. I have had it for ten years. And what's more, the flowers are fragrant.

Michelle, 24/09/2020

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An unorthodox paniculate hydrangea, with an irregular sprawling habit and broad, slightly flattened, equally diverse white and wispy panicles. It is a beautiful bush with a unique charm and long summer flowering. Plant in ordinary soil that is not too dry. It tolerates slightly limestone soil. It will also tolerate a sunny position.
Flower size
25 cm
Height at maturity
1.80 m
Spread at maturity
2.20 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Hydrangea paniculata 'White Moth' is a remarkable variety. It stands out with an undisciplined habit, resembling a sprawling and irregular bush. It bears huge, globular, white and vaporous panicles, which take on a pretty green hue in autumn. Its growth rate is quite fast. It is more accommodating than the large-leaf hybrids, and therefore deserves to be highlighted, alone, for its unique charm. Its long summer flowering is attractive until frost.

 

Hydrangea paniculata belongs to the Hydrangeaceae family, native to China and Japan. Hydrangea paniculata are resistant to drought and easy to grow even in non-acidic soil. They bloom generously from June until frost. Planted in the sun, their inflorescences change colour in the autumn.

'White Moth', derived from the famous cultivar 'Unique', forms an irregular but fairly compact bushy mass, quickly reaching 1.8m (6ft) in height and 2m (7ft) in spread, which remains moderate for a paniculate hydrangea. From the beginning of July, it blossoms on one-year-old wood with large, conical or spherical panicles, sometimes reaching 25cm (10in) in diameter and 30cm (12in) in length. They gather a cloud of single sterile florets, carried by long pedicels, evolving from a white hue to a beautiful pale green, sometimes tinged with soft pink, when the bush is planted in a sunny location. This inflorescence, where a few tiny cream sterile florets mix, bends elegantly, giving an impression of opulence and lightness. 'White Moth' has a ramified and disorderly vegetation, and branches covered with dark green ovate leaves, turning yellow in autumn, before disappearing in winter.

 

Hydrangea paniculata differs from its cousin Hydrangea macrophylla with its good tolerance to sun, sea spray, and relative drought. When planted in any good garden soil, without too much limestone, 'White Moth' shows rapid growth. This is a very hardy variety, to be planted alone for its strong presence, in a hedge or in a group planting, or even in a light undergrowth, mixed with other hydrangeas, to play with contrasts and shapes. You can also plant it with grasses such as miscanthus, Panicum virgatum 'Squaw', and Stipa, as well as fuchsia magellanica. At Vaterival, they chose to match it with Miscanthus 'Cosmopolitan', variegated with white, in an original and refined scene.

 

 

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Hydrangea paniculata White Moth (Flowering) Flowering
Hydrangea paniculata White Moth (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.80 m
Spread at maturity 2.20 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Panicle
Flower size 25 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Hydrangea

Species

paniculata

Cultivar

White Moth

Family

Hydrangeaceae

Other common names

Paniculate Hydrangea, Panicled Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference678161

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Planting and care

'White Moth' is not very demanding about the nature of the soil, as long as it is not too heavy, and not too chalky. It requires a semi-shaded or sunny but not scorching exposure. Plant it in deeply worked soil. A good base fertiliser will promote the recovery of your young plant and nourish it without risk of burning. If your soil is dry, mix our water retainer, stockosorb, with the soil when filling the planting hole and plan a surface watering basin. 

At the end of summer, leave the dried panicles on the bush as they will protect the terminal shoots of the branches in winter. Remove the dead flowers at the end of February or at the first sign of warm weather. The spring vegetation is quite late.

 

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Back of border, Hedge
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Deep, loose, well-drained, fertile soil.

Care

Pruning instructions Remove the faded inflorescences at the end of winter. You can shorten some branches, also at the end of winter, keeping 5 to 10 buds.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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