Hydrangea macrophylla BLACK DIAMONDS® 'Dark Angel Red'

Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea macrophylla  BLACK DIAMONDS® 'Dark Angel Red'
lace-cap hydrangea
SIZE/TYPE medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT 0.5-0.8m
USUAL WIDTH 0.5-1m
LEAVES deciduous conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES varigated:burgundy red and green
FLOWERS showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS combined:deep pink and purple red and yellow
BLOOMING TIME June - October
LOCATION semi-shade to shade
SOIL TYPE acidic (peaty) to neutral
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest) 6   (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Deciduous broadleaf
Summer blooms
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BLACK DIAMONDS® represents a new and exclusive hydrangea series bred by Wilkes Jungpflanzen from Germany, and marketed by De Jong Plant from the Netherlands. It was first introduced in 2013 and slready in early 2014 it was awarded with Colour Your Life Award 2014 (2nd place) at the international nursery trade fair IPM in Essen, Germany. There are several varieties available, all of which are truly fantastic and will definitely become a must-have for hydrangea lovers and collectors.

BLACK DIAMONDS® Dark Angel Red is a hydrangea with large leaves that are very dark green with deep burgundy brown hues and prominent veins. They turn dark red in autumn. Flowering begins in June and the rather flat inflorescence is bordered with large, sterile flowers, while numerous flower buds of fertile flowers in the middle seldom open. Sterile flowers open rich purple red at margins and almost yellow in the centre and mature to vivid purple red all over. Such colour combination is quite unique and turns this variety into a small specimen plant that does need a companion to make a show. Flowers are produced on stems arising from previous year’s wood so no pruning is recommended if you want to see it bloom. The shrub is very compact and bushy, and grows slowly into a mounded habit.

The flower colour is determined by the soil pH. For pink flowers your soil MUST be alkaline. Otherwise they will change to somewhat violet or even blue in acid soil. Therefore, planting this variety make sure your soil contains lime. Hydrangeas like fertile, always moist but well-drained soil. Never let the soil dry out especially in the first year before it gets established. It will love part shade and shade or filtered sunlight. Good mulch is necessary at all times. BLACK DIAMONDS® hydrangea does not have a long enough history of hardiness testing so its resistance to frost is derived from the species which oscillates around -24°C (USDA zone 6). Future cultivation will show if it can survive stronger frost.

Last update 03-10-2014.
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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