Hydrangea arborescens 'Grhyar1407' CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM sevenbark, smooth hydrangea
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
0,8-1m
usual width
0,5-0,8m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-August
location
full to partial sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Smooth hydrangea is a reliable deciduous shrub with plenty of flowers from late spring through summer. Formerly only white flowering plants were cultivated, however, now there are quite a few varieties offering pink flowers as well. In 2011 Guido Rouwette from Dutch town Valkenburg crossbred a popular white flowering Annabelle smooth hydrangea with a few unnamed varieties. The result is a couple of enchanting new varieties called CANDYBELLE® as a series. MARSHMALLOW has pale beige flowers and BUBBLEGUM is pink.
Description of the plant:
CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM is a smooth hydrangea with enormously large flowerheads. They are 18-30 cm across, composed of sterile, dusky pink flowers. They appear from about mid June atop strong stems 80-90 cm tall, and while the first flush of flowers matures new buds are formed on younger stems, thus extending the blooming period to at least two months. Deciduous leaves are ovate, mid to dark green, changing to yellow in autumn.Grow this hydrangea if you are in doubt whether the large-leaved macrophylla varieties with coloured flowers will survive your winter. This one will grow happily in USDA zone 4 (possibly 3 - not tested) where winter temperatures drop down to -34°C, and can be cut severely in the spring. It can be grown as a small garden specimen plant, or placed wisely among other shrubs which it will highlight with its flower colour in summer.
It will grow in almost any soil type, moist soil that will not too heavy or shallow. Fertilizing is not necessary but the plant will be stronger in humus-rich soil. It benefits from regular hard pruning in early spring. Don't forget to water this beauty more frequently as it is dependent on regular water supply, especially if you grow it in a pot because this beauty is hardy to about -35 °C (USDA zone 4) in the ground as well as in a container.
Last update 06-06-2022
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