Phantom Hydrangea (Single Trunk Tree Form)
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8a Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree Form Shrub
Height at Maturity: 10-12′
Width at Maturity: 6-8′
Spacing: Best as a specimen or use two to frame an entrance
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Single Trunk, Tree Form, Bushy, Rounded
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: 1″ flower is large panicles up to 15 inches long!
Flowering Period: Summer into Fall
Flower Type: Single in large clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Rich Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Sun or Part Shade (filtered sun or shade in the mid-afternoon in the deep South is suggested)
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well-draining), Loam, Sand (amend quick-draining soil for moisture retention), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Sun
Description
This is the single-trunk tree-form version of the Phantom Hydrangea, prized for its enormous cone-shaped flower clusters of up to 15 inches in length held on very sturdy stems that don’t allow the clusters to flop. The flowers open ivory and progress to white with pinkish tips. Phantom produces LOADS of flower clusters that adorn the tree from mid-summer well into fall and are excellent for cutting, so you’ll always have plenty to use to create stunning fresh or dried floral arrangements. At 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide, and easy to grow, the Phantom Hydrangea tree is a magnificent specimen that deserves a spot in every garden where it will grow. USDA Zones 3a-8a
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide, the Phantom Hydrangea Tree is ideal as a focal point specimen, or two can be used to frame an entrance. It is also an excellent addition to mixed flowering shrub borders, as a focal point in perennial gardens, or solo or combined with other plants in large containers. It is a fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, white theme gardens, cut flower gardens, and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: Best as a specimen or two can be used to frame an entrance
Growing Preferences
Phantom Hydrangea is easy to grow in average, moist, well-drained soil. It can take the heat in the South (to USDA Zone 8a) but is also exceptionally cold hardy, withstanding even the coldest winter temperatures in the North. In the South, it’s best to plant in a location that provides filtered sun or shade in the hottest part of summer afternoons. Give it at least 6 hours of sun a day for best flowering.
Note: Phantom is a Hydrangea paniculata species that produces flowers from buds formed on “new wood” (the current season’s growth). This means you don’t want to prune them in late spring or summer when they’re preparing to bloom.
For proper pruning time and techniques on various types of Hydrangea see: How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below for helpful advice from our experts on planting and caring for Hydrangeas.
How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots
How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas
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