Hydrangea 'Hot Chocolate'

• Really low maintenance - just plant in position, water well, and add some fertiliser.
• This plant is at its best in a compost-enriched, moist soil as long as it is well drained, in sun or partial shade.
  Can be planted in sun or light shade.
• Hardy in the UK, frost can cause a lot of damage to young buds, reducing the number of flowers, so it’s advisable to protect your plant with fleece if freezing weather is likely.
• Remember to water regularly and deeply.

Pruning Advice:

• Leave faded Hydrangea flowerheads in place until new buds swell in spring to protect the delicate new shoots from frost damage - they look gorgeous covered with frost, and of course they'll provide shelter for overwintering wildlife.
• Cut back the flowered stems to a strong pair of buds in early spring.
• After pruning Hydrangeas, apply a mulch of well-rotted manure or compost around the base of the plant.
• Once established, remove a quarter to a third of the shoots to the base of the plant each year to encourage the production of new, replacement growth that will carry more flowers.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.