The panicled hydrangea was “discovered” in Japan in 1829, but had reached U. S. gardens as the Civil War was ending. For nearly a century, there were not many cultivars available, but now names like ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler takes questions from readers, including whether cutting blooms from Bobo hydrangeas for a bouquet will harm the plant. A reader asks gardening columnist to identify the ...

Hydrangeas are like draught horses, they plod on and get the job done no matter what's happening around them. I won't bang on about them being overused because there are a couple of cultivars that are ...

Bobo panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Ilvobo’ Bobo) is a small and useful shrub. Panicle hydrangeas typically are large, growing between 8 and 15 feet tall, but Bobo is small, reaching only 2 ...

Q • A landscaper has recommended the Bobo Hydrangea for our front beds. I am not familiar with this particular hydrangea. Is this a fairly hardy, disease-resistant plant? Any problems to look out for?

If you do not know the joys of growing hydrangea paniculata or panicle hydrangea, now is the time to get to know this carefree shrub currently in full bloom. Panicle hydrangeas were once a forgotten ...