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Buy Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa'

Also Known As

Hydrangea 'Preziosa'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Preziosa'
Preziosa Hydrangea

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 4'-5'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' plant details

Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with burgundy and green foliage. In summer burgundy, cream and pink flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: hydrangeaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy and green
Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: burgundy, cream and pink blooms in summer
Uses: award-winning, border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, dried-arrangements, fall color, purple stems, showy, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A handsome shrub (to 5') over several seasons... leaves and stems are purple-tinted when young, echoed later in the season by the attractive mophead flowers of rose-pink, deepening to reddish-purple in autumn. PSh/M (not dry)

By: Forestfarm

This moderate sized (4'-5') hydrangea has varying colored flowers. A single plant can have pink, blue and lavender flowers all summer.

By: Gossler Farms

A mid-sized, deciduous shrub that blooms with abundant 4" rounded heads of pink to white tinged flowers. Blooms mature to shades of red and purple. Foliage is a glossy dark green, turning burgundy in the fall. Stems are slender with dark purple tones. This is one of the most interesting and beautiful hydrangeas. It has an antique, rustic feel to it, especially in the fall. Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Mophead flowers of pink darken to nearly red as they age. 4' in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: the Garden Clubs of America.

By: Fantastic Plants

Exquisite color and form for showcase accents. This fluorescent and prolifically blooming hydrangea is beyond belief. Preziosa will have a multitude of colors on the flowers and leaves when grown in lots of sun. This plant will feature blooms in all stages at once with breathtaking effect. The dark maroon stems contrast against the foliage adding to its richness and color for your landscape. Make sure that it grows in plenty of moist but not soggy soil.

By: Hydrangeas Plus

Rosy pink flowers fade to burgundy, new leaves reddish. Fall color red-burgundy. Regular water. Zones 6-9

By: Lael's Moon Garden

This hydrangea will stay tight and get about 4' x 4'. The rose-pink florets become darker as the summer progresses until they are almost purple; the stems too are purplish. zone 6

By: Whitman Farms

Bears somewhat small rounded mop head flowers that start out white, passing through pale green, pink or lavender and ultimately end up deep rich red. This deepening of the flower color is accompanied by a deepening of the foliage color as well. By Fall, this hydrangea will, to use an overused but almost mandated phrase, "stop you in your tracks". I saw it first at Chanticleer where no plants are labeled and, I literally went in search of the head gardener to find out what it was. (He wasn't readily available but I persevered, as this plant truly warranted identification.) I put it at the top of my 'WE MUST HAVE THIS' Plant List. And now we do. And so must you...

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

This wonderful variety bears small mophead-type blooms continuously throughout the growing season, bringing pink flowers that deepen to a rich burgundy in the fall. The foliage is also flushed with burgundy, turning bronze later in fall. 'Preziosa' prefers some afternoon shade.