shrub

Panicle hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Climate-suitable non-native

Growing guidance

Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.

Current-climate suitability

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Sun

Partial shade

Soil moisture

average, moisture-retentive

Heat tolerance

Up to about 38°C

Cold tolerance

Down to about -30°C

Waterlogging tolerance

3/5

Drought tolerance

3/5

Mature size

1.5–3 m tall, 2 m spread

Seasonal interest

Mid to late summer · Cream to pink

Maintenance

low

Wildlife supported

General wildlife value 2/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)

Known risks or warnings

Still wilts in prolonged heatwaves without mulch.

Toxicity: mild

Verified botanical record

Accepted scientific name: Hydrangea paniculata Siebold
Family: Hydrangeaceae (Cornales)
Rank and status: species · accepted
GBIF record: Taxon 2985995

Recorded as introduced in: Belgium, Connecticut, Flemish Region, Korea, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania and 4 further regions

Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.

Hydrangea paniculata, or panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin). It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829.

Description from Wikipedia — Hydrangea paniculata (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.

Native status and geographic context

United Kingdom: climate-suitable
United States: climate-suitable
Australia: climate-suitable

Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.

Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to buy

Real retailers serving UK. Garden Forward publishes no prices of its own — each link opens the retailer's own search results, where their current price and stock are shown.

Search Sarah Raven for Hydrangea paniculata
Perennials, bulbs and seed, delivered across the UK.
Search Farmer Gracy for Hydrangea paniculata
Bulbs and perennials shipped direct from Dutch growers.
Search Ashridge Nurseries for Hydrangea paniculata
Bare-root trees, hedging and fruit in the dormant season.
Search Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants for Hydrangea paniculata
Specialist hardy perennial nursery.
Search Marshalls Garden for Hydrangea paniculata
Fruit, vegetable plants and seed.

No affiliate relationship is in place with these retailers, so nothing here earns Garden Forward a commission. Search links checked 2026-09-17. Availability of a species is never a reason it is recommended.

Companion palettes

Not currently in a sample palette.

Climate-resilient alternatives

Data sources

Taxonomy and native range: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Species description: Wikipedia — Hydrangea paniculata
Photograph: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Growing guidance: Practitioner horticultural estimates pending expert review

Botanical record checked 2026-09-17 · growing guidance last reviewed 2026-06-01 · confidence high

Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.