Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 8-15 ft × 6-12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect brown, cream and pink blooms in summer and fall. It attracts pollinators, stands up well to pollution and salt, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

3-8

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

8-15 ft × 6-12 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Brown, Cream, Pink, White

Bloom season

Summer, Fall

Attracts

Pollinators

Tough against

Pollution, Salt

Native to

Eastern and southern China, Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Island