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Hydrangea mix
Hydrangea mix
A classic hydrangea with big summer blooms, just in time for Christmas.
- Moderate care
- Semi-shade
- Once a week
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 4L grow bag
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Hydrangea mix
R 120.00
About this plant
About this plant
Hydrangea
Also known as Christmas Rose, Xmas Rose, Hydrangea
Shrub
Blooms November - January
Semi shade.
Water once a week.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and pets. Toxic
Note: It is not confirmed that the plant you receive will be in bloom when received.
Note: It is not confirmed that you will receive the exact colour in the image.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Big Christmas blooms for shady beds
Hydrangea macrophylla · also known as Hydrangea, Christmas rose, Christmas flower
Native to Japan
A deciduous shrub with large mophead flower clusters from November to January. In South Africa it is a Christmas favourite.
- An established hydrangea in a 4L grow bag, flowering from November to January.
- Big mophead blooms for semi-shaded beds and pots.
- A mix of colours: the exact colour may differ from the photo.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Semi-shade with morning sun and afternoon shade, in rich, moist soil. Frost hardy: it drops its leaves in a Highveld winter and regrows in spring.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Semi-shade
- Water
- Weekly, more in heat
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- -10 to 35°C, frost hardy
- Soil
- Rich, moist
- Feeding
- Spring and summer
- Growth
- Moderate, shrubby
- Outdoors
- Yes, frost hardy
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it where it gets morning sun and afternoon shade.
- Water once a week, more often in hot weather.
- Mulch to keep the roots cool and moist.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Wilting in afternoon heatToo much sun or too dry. Water deeply and give it afternoon shade.
- No flowersPruned too hard. Prune lightly just after flowering.
- Bare stems in winterNormal. It is deciduous and regrows in spring.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 4L grow bag. It may or may not be in bloom, and colour may vary. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Can I change the colour?
Can I change the colour?
In many hydrangeas, acidic soil gives blue flowers and alkaline soil gives pink. White ones stay white.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it's toxic if eaten.
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