Hydrangea hydrangeoides 'Rose Sensation'
hydrangea 'Rose Sensation'
Vigorous, deciduous, woody, self-clinging climber about 12m tall, bearing sharply toothed, dark green leaves on red stalks, and lacy flowerheads of lightly scented, small creamy-white fertile flowers surrounded by large, conspicuous pink-flushed bracts, produced in midsummer
Synonyms
Schizophragma hydrangeoides Rose SensationSchizophragma hydrangeoides 'Pink Sensation'
see moreSchizophragma hydrangeoides 'Minsens'
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Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Botanical details
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Skin, allergen., , Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling
- Genus
Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil, in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold, drying winds and from late frosts, which may damage young leaf and bud growth. See climbing hydrangea cultivation for detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by layering, softwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Pruning group 11 after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bug, glasshouse red spider mite, vine weevil and hydrangea scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to a leaf spot, powdery mildews, grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)
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