{"product_id":"hydrangea-hydrangeoides-roseum","title":"Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'\u003c\/strong\u003e, better known as Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Roseum', is the pink form of the Japanese hydrangea vine. It is a vigorous, self-clinging, woody climber with broad, heart-shaped, toothed green leaves. In summer it carries wide, flattened heads of small creamy flowers, each surrounded by large, petal-like bracts that open white and blush to soft rose pink as they age, so a single plant shows both colours at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a fully hardy, deciduous climber rated H5 by the RHS, tough enough for severe winters across most of the UK, and it holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It is bare in winter, leafs out in spring, flowers from around July into September and the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eleaves turn yellow before they fall\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant it at the foot of a wall, fence or tree and it will attach itself with aerial roots once established; tie in the young shoots for the first season. It grows in full sun or partial shade and flowers well on a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003enorth or east facing wall\u003c\/a\u003e, which suits the pink colouring. It accepts chalk, clay, loam or sand and any pH, provided the soil is fertile, moist and well drained, and it tolerates both exposed and sheltered sites. Slow to start, it is then vigorous, reaching 8 to 12m in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing it in the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Roseum' gives a shaded wall or a large tree a curtain of foliage and a long summer display in softer tones than the white forms. It is a fine companion for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-ferns\"\u003eferns\u003c\/a\u003e, hostas, hardy geraniums and shrubby hydrangeas, and it can be used to cover an unsightly outbuilding or as a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003eleafy screen\u003c\/a\u003e on a boundary fence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58254023786879,"sku":"SCHIHYDRROSE17","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/roseum-2.jpg?v=1787853386","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/hydrangea-hydrangeoides-roseum","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}