Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Minty Ice'

Hydrangea macrophylla Minty Ice is a blue mop head Hydrangea with lots of medium sized flower heads and bright green foliage. Repeat flowering from June. Prune old flowers in spring. Needs an acidic soil for best colour. The Flair & Flavours range are tough, small shrubs that do well in containers. As Reblooming Hydrangeas, they flower on new and old wood. These hardy Hydrangeas like it cool and moist, so a bit of shade and shelter are preferable to an open sunny situation that tends to get dry in summer: too much sun and wind tends to damage the foliage.Rich, well-drained soil that has been improved with plenty of compost will hold the moisture and nutrients that hydrangeas love. Prune out older wood on mature plants in Autumn or late Winter to make way for new growth.The soil pH can affect the availability of aluminium in the soil, which affects the colour of the flowers. Acidic soil, which is high in available aluminium, turns flowers blue, and lime or alkaline conditions turn them pink (by making the aluminium unavailable).

Contributed by @alexskum

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  Full sun to partial shade

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  Occasional watering

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  Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

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  Rich and free draining