{"product_id":"dichroa-daimingshanensis-guiz-48","title":"Dichroa daimingshanensis 'Guiz 48'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDichroa daimingshanensis 'Guiz 48'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cstrong\u003eevergreen hydrangea\u003c\/strong\u003e almost nobody has met: a rare wild collection from Guizhou, China, holding leathery deep-green leaves year round in mild gardens and flowering in heads of genuine blue. Then comes the encore that sells the plant on sight: clusters of polished, metallic ultramarine berries that persist into winter like beads of lapis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRated H3, it behaves like a choice hydrangea with benefits: sheltered shade, rich moist soil, and in colder winters it may drop leaves or cut partially back before regrowing from the wood in spring. Acid soil pushes the flowers to their deepest blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial to full shade, sheltered from cold winds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e moist but well-drained, humus-rich, acid to neutral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to around 1-1.5 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H3, around -7C sheltered; mulch the base in cold gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it beside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hydrangea-aspera-hot-chocolate\"\u003eHydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'\u003c\/a\u003e for the exotic-hydrangea double act, among ferns and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eplants for shade\u003c\/a\u003e, or in an ericaceous pot. One of the rarest shrubs in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range: we hold only a handful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown plants. Winter expectations, honestly, in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58370029158783,"sku":"DICHDAIM17","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/dichroa.jpg?v=1789655821","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/dichroa-daimingshanensis-guiz-48","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}