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Hydrangea - Blue Wave Lacecap
Also a good specimen or accent for protected locations near homes or patios. Group or mass in a sheltered location in the shrub border. Large, dark green foliage adds to this showy summer bloomer and blooms in July for up to two months. Use aluminum sulfate to change alkaline soil to acid and make blooms bluer, or add lime to the soil to make the flowers pinker (begin soil treatments well in advance of flowering, as in late autumn or early spring). Blue Wave Lacecap Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave', exhibits beautiful disc-shaped flowers that are a rich blue color in acid soils or lilac-pink in neutral soils. It typically grows 3-6' tall and as wide unless damaged by harsh winters or pruned smaller. Blue Wave tolerates full sun only if grown with consistently moist soils. ... get more information
Lilac - James Macfarlane James Macfarlanes are a elegant, hardy shrub which will make a colourful informal hedge, or can be grown as a specimen shrub or small tree. The true single pink flowers bloom freely. This lilac has an upright shape. Lilacs should be grown in fertile, humus-rich, well drained soil. The large clusters of deliciously scented flowers bloom in May and June and are attractive to butterflies. It is extremely hardy and adaptable, withstanding moisture conditions fatal to vulgaris hybrids. |
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