Hydrangea arborescens 'Kolpinbel' MAGICAL® PINKERBELL sevenbark, smooth hydrangea
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
0,8-1,3m
usual width
1,3-1,8m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-September
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. Such as MAGICAL® PINKERBELL. It was bred by Peter R. Kolster from Boskoop in the Netherlands in 2010 as a cross between Pink Annabelle® and Strong Annabelle®. Patent No. PP29597 was issued in 2018.
Description of the plant:
MAGICAL® PINKERBELL is a smooth hydrangea with large, pink flower heads on strong stems. Individual flowers are both sterile and fertile, composed in rounded corymbs 20-25 cm across, and appear from late June until early September. Its strong stems secure upright growth without falling even after a heavy rain. 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 05-02-2019
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