Fairytrail Bride Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Fairytrail Bride USPP 31,120′

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 4′

Width at Maturity: 4′

Spacing: 3-3.5′ for solid hedges; 6’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Mounding, Cascading

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Large clusters

Flowering Period: Spring, Reblooming during summer

Flower Type: Single in large clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: NA

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Part Shade, Afternoon Filtered Sun or Shade, Morning and Late Afternoon and Evening Sun are fine (5 hours minimum Sun)

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resistances: Cold, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Sun

Description

Meet the first ever cascading Hydrangea available in North America! Winner of the Chelsea Flower Show as a new class of Hydrangea with unrivaled flower power and cascading habit. Fairytrail Bride features long trailing stems that are absolutely brimming with blooms in late spring reblooming though summer bringing a frilly, lacey look to the landscape. There are no limits to the ways you can use Fairytrail Bride in the garden – it’s ready to wow your neighbors in hanging baskets, containers, cascading over retaining walls, and filling in mixed beds!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a mounding and cascading form 4 feet tall and equally as wide, the Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as border in landscape beds and home foundation plantings. Perfect for use at the top of walls where its stems will cascade over the edge. Also excellent as a solo or combined with other plants in large containers or hanging baskets. A fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, white theme gardens, cut flower gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 3.5 feet apart for solid hedges; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea is easy to grow in average, moist, well-drained soil. It can take the heat in the South. It will tolerate full sun however we think it performs and looks its best in locations that provides some filtered sun or shade in the hottest part of summer afternoons. For best flowering give it at least 6 hours of sun a day.

Note: Fairytrail Bride is a Hydrangea paniculata species that produces its flowers from buds that are formed on “new wood” (the current season’s growth). This means you don’t want to prune them in late spring or summer when they’re preparing to bloom.

For proper pruning time and techniques on various types of Hydrangea see: How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Hydrangea shrubs.

How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots

How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea

How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas

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Ordering was a breeze. Arrived quickly compared to other on-line plant ordering company. Shipping was included, unlike the other CO. – roughly same pricing for 3 gallon plant, but shipping was NOT included. Arrived in excellent shape (packaged to preserve moisture of soil vs drying out during shipping. It does not have any blooms. It is healthy, and in the ground. It is so healthy that it is sustaining summer time vs fall or spring planting w/ temps in 90-100 degrees. As recommended, shade and 4-6 hrs of sun. We are hopeful it will be well established and bloom like crazy this spring!———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG