Hydrangea serrata ‘Intermedia (Acuminata)’ potted plants with fresh green foliage, lacecap hydrangea ideal for shaded garden borders
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Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia (Acuminata)'

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Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia', also known as 'Acuminata', is a traditional lacecap hydrangea valued for its elegant form and refined summer flowers. The flattened flower heads are made up of fertile central blooms surrounded by delicate outer florets, with colour ranging from blue in acidic soils to pink or mauve in more neutral conditions. Flowering in early to mid-summer, this hardy and graceful shrub is well suited to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, making it an excellent choice for woodland-style gardens and shaded borders.
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Key Features

Plants by type
  • Shrubs
Flower Colour
  • Blue
  • Pink
Eventual Height
  • 0.5-1m
Flowering Month
  • July
  • August
Planting Position
  • Full sun
  • Part shade
Features
  • Deciduous
  • Summer flowering
  • Loved by pollinators

How to care for Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia (Acuminata)'

Light:
Partial shade; tolerates morning sun, but avoid hot afternoon sun.

Soil:
Moist but well-drained acidic to neutral soil; flower colour is influenced by soil pH.

Water:
Water regularly; keep soil consistently moist during the growing season.

Pruning:
Minimal pruning required; remove dead or weak stems in spring. Flowers on old wood.

Hardiness:
Fully hardy throughout the UK; reliable even in cooler gardens.

Feeding:
Feed in spring with a balanced or ericaceous fertiliser.

Notes

Deciduous shrub with a graceful, open habit.

Classic lacecap hydrangea.

Flowers are blue in acidic soil and pink to mauve in neutral soils.

Blooms appear from early to mid-summer.

Fine-textured, pointed foliage typical of Hydrangea serrata.

More delicate in appearance than Hydrangea macrophylla.

Ideal for woodland gardens, shaded borders, and naturalistic planting

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