Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillere

Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère is a deciduous RHS AGM winning hydrangea with large green leaves and abundant white flowerheads throughout the summer. It suits mixed borders and large well-watered plant containers.

Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère is a macrophylla hydrangea which is native to Japan. They are deciduous, big leaved shrubs with large flowerheads that are grown across the world in many different cultivars.

Madame Emile Mouillere is a Hortensia cultivar with the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding features that include large green leaves and rounded heads of pure white flowers that develop a tinge of pink as they age. Its flowerheads are particularly long-lasting and cover the shrub for months. During winter, their skeletal dried flowerheads remain on the plant and bring structure to a bare winter garden.

This is an excellent hydrangea that gives plenty of interest for the majority of the year. A great choice for small gardens where every inch of space counts.

Height And Spread Of Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère
Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère is a neat hydrangea that reaches a maximum height of around 2 metres and spreads over 1-1.5 metres.

How Hardy Is Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère
If its roots are well-drained and it’s watered well in the hot months this is a hardy hydrangea capable of coping with the UK’s freezing winters.

How To Use Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère
Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère suits cottage and low maintenance informal gardens in a mixed border or a more urban space as a focal point. Its long-lasting flowers brighten a garden from late spring to autumn and are numerous enough to remove a few for cut flower arrangements.

If you have a large well-watered and well-fed container this hydrangea will thrive on a patio, balcony, or roof-terrace.

How To Care For Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère
Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère is easy to grow in most types of well-drained soil where it remains white but may blush pink in full sun. A partially sunny spot to a position in full sun is best and although it can cope with exposed spaces, some shelter will protect its flower heads.

Pruning isn’t necessary but on established shrubs, larger blooms emerge if a few of the older stems are removed at its base in early spring to reinvigorate the plant. Take care to remove only a few stems because hydrangeas flower on last year’s growth. Remove last year’s flower heads in spring, cutting down to the next strong bud and mulch with a thick layer of well-rotted organic matter.

Hydrangeas like water, so water it well until established and regularly throughout the year and during hot spells.