Hydrangea paniculata 'Ilvobo' BOBO® panicle hydrangea
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
0,5-0,8m
usual width
0,5-1m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July-September
location
full to partial sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
3 (down to -40°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Following a world-wide success with Pinky Winky® hydrangea, in 2005 Belgian breeder Johan van Huylenbroeck came up with another hydrangea beauty whose name was no less cute: BOBO®. A cross between the species and a variety called Pink Diamond was patented as 'Ilvobo' under PP22782 in 2012.
Description of the plant:
Panicle hydrangea BOBO® is unique for its small and compact growth and incredible amount of flowers. This variety produces numerous panicles, 25-30 cm tall and about 15 cm wide, composed of sterile flowers that emerge creamy white with lime green shades in midsummer, and mature to pale pastel pink in late summer and autumn. They are borne atop strong crimson brown stems which do not bend even after a heavy rain. Deciduous leaves are ovate, pointed, fresh green.BOBO® grows medium fast into a rounded, symmetrical shrub which benefits from regular pruning in early spring. Cut back previous year's growths to 2-3 pairs of buds every year. The result will be a bushy plant with large flower heads.
Panicle hydrangeas grow in almost any soil type, however for best results provide humus-rich and moist soil that will not be too compacted or shallow. You can plant them almost anywhere as they take sun or shade, but sun is best for profuse flowering. They are extremely hardy and withstand min. -37°C (USDA zone 3), and are perfect for outdoor pots.
Last update 23-02-2016
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
