Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love
Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love
Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love
Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love
Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea
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Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion® ‘Red Love’ produces superb flower balls all summer with rich and changing colours, from pistachio green gradually turning to raspberry red. This compact and very hardy variety thrives both in the ground and in pots, and it blooms reliably, even in cold climates. This deciduous shrub is well-suited to small gardens and slightly shaded patios.
Hydrangea macrophylla, of the Hydrangeaceae family, is a deciduous shrub native to East Asia, particularly China and Japan. 'Red Love' is a cultivar from the Rebellion® collection, which brings together compact and robust varieties, carefully selected for their generous flowering, controlled growth, and performance in cold climates. Marketed in several Central European countries, Rebellion® hydrangeas are prized for their evolving colour palette and extended flowering, which first forms on old wood and then on new shoots.
This 'Red Love' variety forms a well-branched shrub, taller than it is wide. It reaches approximately 1.50 m in height and 80 cm in width at maturity. Its growth is steady, around 10 to 20 cm per year. Flowering begins in June on the previous year's wood. It takes the form of spherical inflorescences composed of simple, very dense sterile flowers, which bloom until September on the current year's shoots. Displaying green tones when opening, they gradually tint to intense pink, reaching a deep raspberry red when fully mature, sometimes shaded with cherry or garnet hues. Inflorescences at different colour stages often coexist on the same plant. The dense deciduous foliage elegantly accompanies this flowering. The leaves are opposite on the stems, ovate to elliptical, slightly heart-shaped, pointed at the tip, with toothed margins. They measure between 10 and 15 cm and are a matt to slightly satiny dark green. The shrub is deciduous.
Hydeangea Rebellion® ‘Red Love’ brings plenty of colour to partially shaded garden spots for almost four months. You can plant it in a shrub bed, a flowering hedge, or a large pot on the patio. To create beautiful contrasts, combine it with ligularias ('Desdemona', 'Britt-Marie Crawford'), white Japanese anemones ('Honorine Jobert', 'Whirlwind'), or hostas 'Halcyon' and 'Francee'. At its feet, plant some blue grape hyacinths or botanical daffodils, for example.
Note: The flower colour of Hydrangea macrophylla varies significantly according to the soil pH. Varieties that are traditionally blue turn pink in neutral or alkaline soil. To maintain a beautiful blue colour, mix ericaceous soil or peat into your garden soil and add aluminium sulphate (slate contains it) or alum stone each spring.
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Botanical data
Hydrangea
macrophylla
Rebellion Red Love
Hydrangeaceae
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion® Pistachio Love
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Hydrangea macrophylla Rebellion Red Love in spring or early autumn, preferably in a shaded position, for example against an east-facing wall. It tolerates morning sun well. Protect it from cold and drying winds. It doesn't necessarily require acidic soil, but appreciates deep, moist but well-drained, fairly fertile soil, possibly enriched with a good fertiliser before planting. If the soil is dry at the foot of the wall, place the root ball at least 30 or 40 cm from the base and incorporate plenty of well-decomposed compost to better retain moisture in the soil. It is very hardy, capable of flowering on the current year's shoots, and it can be planted in very cold regions.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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