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Habit: Low-growing with lovely arching branches and bright yellow flowers up to 6cm in diameter with prominent stamens, this floriferous shrub is a must for any garden. Happy in sun or shade it is hardy and can take dry or wet conditions equally well. It is also fairly disease resistant. Flowers appear in spring and often continue right through until autumn. It is must for every garden as it is quite one of the rewarding and attractive plants. It is easy to grow if right soil and position is provided. Flowers profusely from November into New Year, with peak at Christmas, hence their common name is given. Eventually turn green on bush, if not picked. Enjoy morning sun but must be protected by light shade from about 11 am.

Huge flowers come in a variety of shades from white to pale pink, dark pink, blues and reds. It prefers good drainage and good soil. Ensure you mix some kraal manure with compost to make a third, to two thirds garden soil. Also add cupful each of 2:3:2 fertilizers and bone phosphate. It can be transplanted easily. In natural soil hydrangeas generally keep their color but when planting blues it is best to include one third peat moss in your mix. For pinks whites use compost-one third to two third soils.

Feeding and watering: Give mulch of kraal manure and compost in springs, including cup bone phosphate in mix. Water well, particularly during cooler months. The Gross feeders need mulches of organic material and well rotted manure in spring. When new growth is developing then do copious watering. Also liquid feed regularly with one of special hydrangea foods available. Foods to keep plants blue or pink are available.

Uses: Excellent ground cover, rockery plant and subject for front of shrub border, foliage for vase. Shared border; in tubs for stoeps, patios.

Pruning: Not necessary to prune for first five years but eventually becomes woody. Cut out old wood and trim back a little to produce fresh growth for flowers. Water it well throughout the year but particularly while forming buds in summer/ autumn and early spring. During winter or early spring cut previous year’s growth back to three buds in mature plants. Take out woody and twiggy stems.

Varieties: H.”Hidcote” ,1,00mx1,00m,charming hybrid, beautiful leaves and bright yellow flowers;H.moserianum,1,50mx1,50m,clusters of large yellow single flowers; H.moserianum “Tricolor”,70cmx70cm,attractive variegated leaves, green, white and pink, plus small yellow flowers. H.quercifolia-beautiful and white, suitable for growing in sunny places; H.pniculata, large shrub with conical white heads, flowers late summer.