Bombshell panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White maturing to rosy pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bombshell' panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its white blooms mature to rosy pink and appear from early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers, and the arching shrub grows quickly to 24 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Obsidian coral bells, Cinnamon fern, and Pink Impression tulip.