General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Other: Begin a creamy white color, changing to pink and strawberry red as the season progresses.
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP20,670

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Trade name information:
Series: First Editions®
Trade Name: Vanilla Strawberry™
Cultivar name: 'Renhy'
Common names
  • Panicle Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-08-12
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-08-30
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-08-12
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-07-30
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-08-12
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-30
Blooms turn pink only when they begin to age.
Location: Zone 6b
Date: 2020-07-22

Date: 2016-10-03

Date: 2016-10-03
Location: Iowa
Date: 2016-08-05
Location: Medina, TN
Date: July 2014
Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanilla Strawberry' starting to bloom.

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-10-30
Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2015-09-22
Hydrangia paniculata Vanilla Strawberry September 22, 2015
Location: Iowa
Date: 2016-08-05

photo credit: Andrzej Opejda
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-30
Dependable and drought-resistant beauty; deer never touch it; per
Photo by Rose1656
Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-13
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: Millcreek, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-28
Location: Medina, TN
Date: July 2014
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry shows it's pink and white
Location: Medina, TN
Date: July 2014
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry has nice, full two-toned
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2016-08-28

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2019-07-25
Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2014-08-03
Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2012-06-30
'Vanilla Strawberry' has huge blooms that start off very white. T
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2013-08-01
Photo by clintbrown
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