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Description

Bring a touch of romance to your summer garden with the exceptional Hydrangea 'Magical Vesuvio' shrub.

Masses of big, conical-shaped blooms erupt in late summer, first appearing creamy white before evolving to a drawing shade of pale pink, before reaching a rich reddish shade - go on a journey of colour! Watch as the colours change from the vase of each flower head, stretching upwards, offering you a two-tone effect.

The flowers coat a plant of dark green ovate leaves, which grow from dark reddish-brown stems. A magnificent feature plant for beds and borders in the garden or when potted up and placed on your patio or decking. Alternatively, plant in a group for stunning, long season flowering displays.

Hardy and easy to grow, with deciduous foliage that drops from autumn, making way for fresh growth come the following spring.

Hydrangeas thrive in neutral to acidic, free-draining soil in a sunny or part-shaded spot. With big flower clusters, filling your summer beds, borders or patio pots with wonderful colour.

Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre pot, ready to plant.

Top Tips

To extend seasonal interest, leave some flowerheads on the plants over winter, where they will look gorgeous covered with frost and they will provide shelter for overwintering wildlife.

Care Information

These plants are at their best in moist soil as long as it is well-drained, in a sunny or partially shaded space.
The more sun the plant gets, the better the colour. This is a moisture-loving plant, so remember to water it regularly and deeply.
This is a hardy plant, but frost can cause damage to young buds, reducing the number of flowers, so protect your plant with fleece if freezing weather is likely.
Pruning is generally best carried out in early spring. A general tidy-up is usually all that is needed and consists of removing the dead bloom from each stem, cutting back to the first strong, healthy pair of buds down from the faded flower.
As hydrangeas flower on the previous year's growth, in spring cut out one or two of the oldest stems at the base to encourage the production of new, replacement growth that will carry more flowers.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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