Description	A large growing Hydrangea paniculata type with flowers that go from white to burgundy.
Pronunciation	(hy-DRAIN-jah)(pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah)
Plant Type	All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous
Hardiness Zone	5-9
Sunlight	full sun, mostly sunny, part sun
Moisture	average
Soil & Site	average
Flowers	starts white in july changing in August to burgundy, over 8 inches
Leaves	green, yellow in the fall
Roots	fibrous
Dimensions	7 by 7 plus feet
Maintenance	The blooms are formed on the new wood. Pruning in the fall or early spring will produce lots of new wood. At this time you can control the height, spread and shape of the plant, by the amount that is pruned. I like to use a pruning shears not hedge shears. With pruning shears I can better control the shape and the cuts are more precise. Prune above a node. Thinning can help reduce some of the weight off the branches. The flowers can become very heavy, especially after a rain.
Propagation	cuttings
Cultivar Origin	Introduced in 1975 by Belgian hybridizers Jelena and Robert de Belder.