{"product_id":"first-editions®-white-diamonds-panicle-hydrangea-bare-root-hydrangea-bush","title":"First Editions® White Diamonds Panicle Hydrangea Bare Root Hydrangea Bush","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout First Editions® White Diamonds® Panicle Hydrangea Bare Root Hydrangea Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHydrangea paniculata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘HYPMAD I’ PP19,082\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Editions® | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Panicle Hydrangea | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e USDA Zones 3–8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💎 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlistening white flowers, beautifully upright stems and just enough pink as summer fades—White Diamonds® brings an effortless elegance to the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Editions® White Diamonds® is a beautifully proportioned panicle hydrangea covered in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen, airy panicles of crisp white flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e held proudly above rich, dark-green foliage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs summer begins slipping toward fall, those brilliant white blooms gradually soften to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eparchment and blush pink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving the shrub an entirely new look without producing a single new flower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd at 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fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dark green, thick and leathery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Compact, dense and upright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 4–6 feet tall × 5 feet wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Full sun to partial shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e USDA Zones 3–8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Wood:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut Flower:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent fresh or dried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Uses:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cutting gardens, mixed borders, hedges, foundation plantings, mass plantings and specimen shrubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💎 Why White Diamonds® Is Different\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot every panicle hydrangea needs an enormous, densely packed flower head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Diamonds® has a more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen, graceful flower structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving the blooms an airy quality that feels especially beautiful in a romantic garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose flowers are also held upright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of enormous panicles pulling the stems toward the ground, White Diamonds® creates a beautifully structured shrub topped with bright white flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd underneath those flowers is another important feature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethick, leathery, dark-green foliage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Diamonds® was selected in part for foliage that provides increased tolerance to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esummer heat and periods of drought once established\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat combination of flowers and durability makes it much more than another pretty hydrangea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🤍 White → Parchment → Pink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Diamonds® begins its show with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eglistening white panicles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the flowers mature, the color gradually softens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright white becomes creamy parchment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, as cooler temperatures arrive, touches of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esoft antique pink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e begin appearing in the flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat natural aging process makes White Diamonds® particularly beautiful late in the season, when the garden begins transitioning from summer into fall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd those mature flowers?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon't throw them away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're gorgeous dried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✂️ Made for the Cutting Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Diamonds® is officially recognized by First Editions® as a hydrangea that's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egood for cut flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and we completely understand why.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts open panicles give arrangements a looser, more garden-gathered feeling than the enormous dense heads of some other panicle hydrangeas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut them white for fresh summer 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