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Categories: Shrub

Zone: 6-7-8-9

Height:  2'

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Description

A very dwarf, compact habit only 2 feet tall and wide. And proving that good things do come in small packages, Pia produces truly outstanding flowers that maintain their color regardless of soil pH. The 4- to 5-inch flower heads are a rich rose-pink, occasionally flushed with purple, even in acid soils.  The blooms appear profusely in early summer and continue all season, their generous size looking really enormous on such a small shrub. Cut them for fresh arrangements, dry them as Everlastings, or let them remain on the plant to age elegantly to a papery consistency. Hydrangeas change flower color depending on the acidity of the soil. Acid soils turn them blue, while alkaline turn them pink. Pia is different -- even if you give it a highly acidic soil (the kind that Rhododendrons, Camellias, and Azaleas love), it will keep its rosy-pink color, with only the occasional lavender flush! Very unusual -- and convenient for those of us who get blue Hydrangeas if we don't amend our acid soils heavily. Hydrangeas are among the showiest of summer- and autumn-flowering woody plants. Happiest in at least half shade, they grow well under trees or on the north side of a building. Plant singly as focal points, or mass together for stunning borders.