SMHPLQF panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'SMHPLQF'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White maturing to reddish-purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Smhplqf' panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Smhplqf') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. The white blooms mature to reddish-purple and open in early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Miss Kim lilac, Big Daddy hosta, and Western sword fern.