General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP18,197
Parentage: Sport of: Early Sensation

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Trade name information:
Series: Next Generation®
Trade Name: Red Sensation
Cultivar name: 'Red Sensation'
Common names
  • Bigleaf Hydrangea
  • Mophead Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea
Also sold as:
  • Forever & Ever® Red Sensation

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Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-23
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2009-04-11
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-28

Photo Courtesy of Hydrangeas Plus Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-28
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2009-04-11
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2009-04-11
Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 27, 2022 9:09 AM concerning plant:
    Forever & Ever Red (H. macrophylla 'Red Sensation') grows 3 feet tall and wide and produces large, round flowers in midsummer that start out red and fade to purple.
  • Posted by DaylilySLP (Dearborn Hts, MI - Zone 6b) on Mar 6, 2018 5:51 PM concerning plant:
    Hybridized by Van Buren, 2006 ((PP18197)

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