While the panicle hydrangea enchants with its attractive flowers on the top, it is dreary underneath. To make this area more attractive and also keep weeds at bay and reduce moisture loss in the soil, underplanting is a fabulous idea!
What can you use to plant the panicle hydrangea under?
The panicle hydrangea can be planted with perennials, ground covers, ferns, grasses and trees that are smaller than50 cmandshade-tolerantand tolerate a slightlyacidic substrate. For example, a good fit is:
- hostas or purple bells
- Lady's Mantle or Lesser Periwinkle
- Lady Fern or Downy Filigree Fern
- Sedges or forest marbel
- Creeping cherry laurel or dwarf rhododendron
Plane hydrangea underplanting with perennials
Smaller perennialsthat require little care and feel very comfortable inshade, are the ideal planting partners for panicle hydrangeas. In particular, foliage perennials such as hostas or purple bells enrich the image of the panicle hydrangea by spreading their colorful foliage under their eye-catching flowers. But flowering perennials also come into their own in the presence of a panicle hydrangea. Make sure that the flower colors harmonize with each other or use targeted contrasts. These candidates may be considered, for example:
- Funkia
- Purple bells
- Foam Blossom
- Star Umbel
- Aquilegia
- Elf Flower
Plant hydrangea with ground cover plants
With ground cover plants in your luggage, Hydrangea paniculata is on the safe side when there are dry times and you occasionally forget to water. The ground coverreducetheevaporationof water in the soil and at the same time ensure thatweeds have no chance to grow has. However, only shade-tolerant ground covers that prefer a slightly acidic substrate should be considered. Such specimens that make fantastic underplanting include:
- woman's coat
- fragrant violets
- Small Periwinkle
- Storksbill
- Golden strawberry
Planting panicle hydrangea with ferns
Ferns are particularly visually valuable as underplanting for panicle hydrangeas. The finely structured and delicate fern fronds create an impressivecontrastto the large leaves of the hydrangeas. In order to enjoy the underplanting for a long time, it is advisable to plant ferns that loveshadeand do not grow higher than50 cm. Here is a corresponding selection:
- Rainbow fern
- Spotted Fern
- Lady fern
- worm fern
- Downy Feather Filigree Fern
- Deertongue Fern
- Rib Fern
Plant hydrangea with grasses
Grasses underneath the panicle hydrangeas are also enriching and strikingly contrasting. Carexis particularly suitable for this. The sedgescan tolerate shade easily and remain small in growth. A wonderful match for the panicle hydrangea and its appearance:
- Japanese sedge
- Forest Marbel
- Gold-edged sedge
- Angle sedge
- White Japanese sedge
Planting panicle hydrangea with trees
Does Hydrangea paniculata offer enough space under its foliage? Then woody plants can also be included in the shortlist. Shade treesthatcan tolerate droughtand like to grow inacidic soil are recommended. How about the following?
- Creeping Cherry Laurel
- Boxwood
- Yew
- Rhododendron
- Barberry
Planting panicle hydrangea in the pot
A panicle hydrangea in a pot does not have to remain bare underneath, but is also happy to be planted under it in a way that is beneficial to it. It is best to plant the underplanting when you also plant the panicle hydrangea. Suitable are mainlyshade-tolerant and small-growing grasses, ground cover and perennials, such as:
- Dwarf hostas
- Small Periwinkle
- woman's coat
- Storksbill
- Fox Red Sedge
- Magellanic bluegrass
Tip
Preferably a sunny location for the panicle hydrangea
Preferably choose a sunny location for your panicle hydrangea. There, the underplanting will still receive some sunlight and can therefore be content with partial shade. Most plants like this better than deep shade.
