As of: March 15, 2024, 7:36 a.m
By: Ines Alms
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If you combine hydrangeas with attractive neighboring plants, you can increase their decorative value considerably.
However, it is important to pay attention to the same location requirements.
Whether structuring shrubs or flowering perennials – with the right bed partners, hydrangeas come into their own even better.
Hydrangeas require slightly acidic soil, so it's not always easy to find a bed partner for them that doesn't steal the show.
Since some hydrangeas need shady areas in the garden and other species like sun, you should pay particular attention to a good common location.
But other factors also play a role.
Good planting partners for panicle and oak-leaved hydrangeas
Hydrangeas harmonize very well with the Astilbe in partial shade.
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Since hydrangeas prefer a permeable, humus-rich soil, this should also apply to their bed partners.
Care requirements should also be similar, such as how often to water, especially during dry periods.
However, the neighboring plants should not move too close to the root area of the hydrangeas so that they do not take away too much water or nutrients.
Most hydrangea species do not like excessive sunlight.
The situation is different with the panicle hydrangea, it actually prefers sun, but viburnum hydrangeas or oak-leaved hydrangea can also cope with it.
And in these places there is also a larger selection of plants that feel comfortable at the foot of the hydrangeas.
Good bed neighbors for sunny locations:
Irises (irises)
delphinium
Boxwood
yew
Catnip
Lady's mantle
Coneflower
Indian nettle
Roses
Sun-loving grasses such as miscanthus, feather grass, Australian pennisetum or Japanese grass can also be combined decoratively with hydrangeas.
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These bed partners like hydrangeas and farmer's hydrangeas
Velvet, plate and country hydrangeas like slightly shady locations, but viburnum hydrangeas also feel at home here.
Good bed neighbors for partially shaded locations are:
Astilbe (magnificent spars)
lily of the valley
Star umbels
record sheet
Scented violets
Purple bells
Autumn anemone
Hostas
Ferns
rhododendron
Cherry laurel
Grasses such as forest marbel, pipe grass or forest schmiele can also be combined decoratively with hydrangeas in slightly shady places if they receive sun for around four hours a day.
Some plants such as phlox, monkshood, cranesbill or sedges tolerate both sun and partial shade, depending on the variety.
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