Hydrangea macrophylla Hovaria Hobella

Hydrangea macrophylla Hovaria® 'Hobella' is an elegant and refined variety of hydrangea that has received numerous awards. Its flat inflorescences are composed of small fertile flowers surrounded by sterile flowers, whose lovely and wide sepals change colour season after season. They open in a tender pink that turns to green, and later they are edged with a delicate cherry red that lasts until the first frost. It blooms from June to October. This bush has a dense and compact habit, and it will not exceed a height of 1.2m (4ft). It will find its place in a flower bed, as a standalone plant, or in a large pot on a terrace but protected from the sun. 

Hydrangea macrophylla Hovaria® 'Hobella' is a cultivar obtained in the Netherlands in 1993, among the many cultivars obtained through the cross-breeding of hardy species belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family, native to China and Japan. This dense and compact bush will reach a height of 1.2m (4ft) with an equivalent spread. From June to October, flat and wide inflorescences of 15cm (6in) bloom, composed in the centre of small fertile pink flowers, surrounded by sterile flowers with large sepals of an initially tender pink colour, then 4 to 6 weeks later they turn green, and another 4 to 6 weeks later the flowers become cherry red on the edge of the sepal, a colour that lasts until the first frosts. At the end of the season, the sepals curl up and form a ball. This hydrangea is hardy up to -15°C (5°F).

Hydrangea macrophylla Hovaria® 'Hobella' is a remarkable plant for its originality that will be highlighted in the garden, on a terrace, or in the house to create refined bouquets. Hydrangeas, beloved by gardeners, are well known for brightening up the north side of houses. This variety is particularly suitable for container cultivation, which can be placed in a beautiful pot on a terrace or near an entrance, although it also has a prominent place in flower beds as well as solitary plants. Even though these plants dislike limestone, they are not strictly ericaceous plants. Mix them with magellan fuchsias and annual impatiens, or plant spring-flowering bulbs in front of their round silhouette. Enjoy their magnificent flowering for a long time in the garden or in the house.