Hydrangea ‘fraise melba’
€25.00
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Description
If you want a hydrangea that really puts on a show, Hydrangea ‘Fraise Melba’ is the one. It starts the season with large, elegant cone-shaped blooms in creamy white, then as summer deepens the flowers flush through rose into rich strawberry-pink and raspberry tones—often with a beautiful two-tone effect that looks like it’s been painted on.
It’s bold, romantic, and brilliantly reliable in Irish and UK gardens—bringing colour just when many borders are starting to fade.
Why you’ll love it
- Big, long-lasting flower panicles from mid/late summer into autumn
- Colour that intensifies – white blooms maturing to deep pink-red tones
- Hardy & easy – a strong performer year after year
- Great for cutting – fresh arrangements and dried heads for winter styling
Where to plant
‘Fraise Melba’ thrives in sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil. It’s perfect for:
- Mixed borders as a late-summer focal point
- Along fences/hedges for a flowering screen
- Large pots (with regular watering) for patio impact
Caragh Garden Notebook (care made simple)
- Light: Sun to part shade (more sun = stronger colour)
- Soil: Moist, fertile, well-drained
- Water: Keep evenly watered in dry spells; don’t let pots dry out
- Feeding: A spring feed supports strong stems and bigger blooms
- Pruning: Prune in late winter/early spring—flowers form on new growth, so it responds beautifully to a cut-back
Style tip
Pair with ornamental grasses, echinacea, rudbeckia, or dark-leaved shrubs to make the pink tones sing.
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