Hydrangea Mophead Red (hydrangea macrophylla), Hydrangea Masja is native to Japan and is a member of the Hydrangeaceae family. It is a relatively compact and bushy deciduous hardy shrub that is a gardener’s favourite due to it’s showy nature making a spectacular feature in any landscape design, adding accent in colour and structure. The care of this shrub is easy, making it a low maintenance and reliable plant with the large flower heads providing a beautiful shade of red every summer.
The large rounded flower clusters are richer in colour the more alkaline the soil is, blooming from mid to late summer on the old wood. The marginally toothed rich mid green pointed leaves become tinged red in autumn and provide a lovely back drop to the flowers. As a note of interest, leaf extracts of Hydrangea Macrophylla are being investigated as a possible source of new chemical compounds with antimalarial activity along with Hydrangeic acid from the leaves as a possible anti-diabetic drug!
Hydrangea hedges are best positioned in moist but well drained clay or loam soil, in a semi-shaded part of the garden. They can take between 5 and 10 years to reach their ultimate height and spread of 90cm. Hydrangeas are robust but a lack of flowering can be because the flowering wood has been frost damaged, pruning has been too harsh or pruning has taken place at the wrong time. It is best to leave the flower head over winter to give protection to the growth buds below, dead heading them in spring and cutting back the stem to just above the first healthy buds.
Hydrangea Mophead Red are sold in 2 litre pots so can be bought throughout the year subject to availability. Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions and we will do our best to help you.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
