FLARE™ Panicle Hydrangea Hardgood Contrasting Dark Purple/Burgundy Stems

Contrasting Dark Purple/Burgundy Stems

Evergreen Groundcover

Larval Host Food

under the bold stems of a developing Butterfly Bush or Swamp Milkweed

Well-Drained Soil & Acid-Soil Tolerant

FLARE™ Panicle Hydrangea Hardgood Contrasting Dark Purple/Burgundy StemsSome shrubs peak once and fade. Hydrangea paniculata 'Kolmavesu', sold exclusively as FLARE by Bloomin' Easy, earns its place in the garden by changing character entirely across the growing season. What opens in early summer as crisp white cone shaped panicles slowly blushes to pink, then deepens into a saturated red by fall, all on the same flower head. This color shift is driven by anthocyanin pigments that intensify as temperatures cool, making