East Sussex coast, United Kingdom

Hydrangea Runaway Bride.
Winner at the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show. I bought one that year in a 2L pot, potted up to a much larger pot and it’s now magnificent. The main promotional feature was that it flowers all along the stems -not just at the end as is usual with Hydrangeas- which it certainly does but additionally the centre stems are upright whilst those around the perimeter are trailing. Last summer I took cuttings which are now growing strongly. Admittedly we had a very warm May but this plant was in full flower outside by the third week of May!

• 14 Jun, 2020