Hydrangea paniculata Angel Blush®
Common name: 
Angel Blush Hydrangea
Pronunciation: 
hi-DRAN-je-a pan-ik-u-LA-ta
Family: 
Hydrangeaceae
Genus: 
Synonyms: 
'Ruby'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf, deciduous shrub, medium-sized but may reach 8-12 ft (2.4-3.6 m) high and 6-10 ft (1.8-3 m) wide.   The showy sterile flowers are white but turn pinkish and then rosy-red by late summer and fall.
  • Sun to part shade, best in rich, well-drained, moist soil.  
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      'Ruby' was a seeding of 'Pink Diamond' selected by Jelena de Belder in Belgium in 1992 and patented in 1999 (PP10,751) and assigned to Monrovia Nursery which also holds its trademark name, Angel Blush (1997).  'Pink Diamond' was a seedling of 'Unique' and it in turn was seedling of 'Floribunda'.
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  • plant habit, summer flowering

    plant habit, summer flowering

  • flowers

    flowers

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    leaf