Hydrangea arborescens
(smooth hydrangea)
(smooth hydrangea)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Steven N. Rodie
Height: 2 – 3 feet
Spread: 9 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: KS, IA
Fruit: none
Comments & Cautions:
species has been all but replaced by showy cultivars but reversion often occurs; cut close to ground each spring for best flowering and foliage
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rounded; erect, usually unbranched stems that sucker to form colonies
Foliage
large, dull green leaves with pointed tips; bold texture
Flowers
symmetrical rounded heads 4 to 6 inches across; buds are chartreuse, opening to small white fertile flowers and persisting through winter; June-September