Hydrangea macrophylla Camilla

Newly bred Hydrangea macrophylla 'Camilla' offers rich and intense pink blooms, decoratively edged with white to offer a spectacular and unusual display from June to September each year. Moreover, it has been cultivated to be a compact, mophead variety which is just perfect for those of us with smaller spaces looking for a hydrangea which will fill a container or partially shaded corner. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Camilla' will hold its dark green, pinnate leaves from March to October each year and as autumn approaches foliage turns to shades of bronze for a final flourish prior to winter dormancy. Flowers are ideal for cutting, often dried and kept for late season decoration, and the rich supply of nectar from these blooms is a pull for pollinators or other wildlife. Plants prefer a moist, well-drained and humus rich soil in any aspect other than south-facing. Site in a spot which benefits from part sun, part shade for the best results. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Camilla' reaches a height and spread of 1.5m.