Hydrangea Paniculata Little Lamb
I had the annabelle hydrangea and all three died.
Hydrangea paniculata little lamb. The little flowers are held in tight but delicate flower heads that look like dancing lambs floating above this compact shrub. The specific epithet paniculata refers to the arrangement of the flowers in panicles. Little lamb is a compact cultivar that typically grows to 6 8 tall and to 6 wide. This special shrub blooms in mid summer and lasts into autumn.
Adjusting the ph balance of the soil can change the flower colour from pink to blue in some cultivars. The genus name hydrangea comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup like capsular fruit. Plus the flower heads were big and floppy and collapsed. The little lamb hydrangea by proven winners has pink and white panicle shaped flowers.
Little lamb hydrangea growing and maintenance tips all hydrangea naturally undergo some colour change to their flowers as they age. The flowers start white and turn pink in the fall. Little lamb is tidy upright and beautiful. On may 10 2009 hannett garner from silver spring md.
The one in the ground has done better and the flowers are a very delicate white with pink centers. The shrub is from belgium and truly unique. Little lamb is a great name. Little lamb hydrangea will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 5 feet.
It grows at a medium rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. A sweet compact hardy hydrangea from belgium. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn t necessarily require facer plants in front and is suitable for planting under power lines.