Hydrangea anomala

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hydrangea anomala in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hydrangea anomala, Don (H. altissima, Wall.). High climbing, glabrous: lvs. ovate to elliptic-ovate or ovate- oblong, broadly cuneate at the base, denticulate- serrate, 2—4 in. long; petioles ¾ -2 in. long: cymes loose, puberulous, 4-6 in. across; stamens 10; sterile fls. few or sometimes wanting, about 1 in. across, with suborbicular sepals. July. W. China, Himalayas. Wallich, Tent. Flor. Nepal. 50. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Hydrangea anomala ssp petiolaris
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cornales Family: Hydrangeaceae Genus: Hydrangea Species: H. anomala
Binomial name
Hydrangea anomala D.Don

Hydrangea anomala is a species of hydrangea native to the woodlands of the Himalaya, southern and central China and northern Myanmar.

It is a woody climbing plant, growing to 12 m height up trees or rock faces, climbing by means of small aerial roots on the stems. The leaves are deciduous, ovate, 7-13 cm long and 4-10 cm broad, with a heart-shaped base, coarsely serrated margin and acute apex. The flowers are, produced in flat corymbs 5-15 cm diameter in mid-summer; each corymb includes a small number of peripheral sterile white flowers 2-3.5 cm across, and numerous small, creamy-white fertile flowers 1-2 mm diameter. The fruit is a dry urn-shaped capsule 3-5 mm diameter containing several small winged seeds.

The closely related Hydrangea petiolaris from eastern Siberia, Japan, and Korea, is sometimes treated as a subspecies of H. anomala; it differs in growing larger (to 20 m) and flower corymbs up to 25 cm diameter. The common name Climbing hydrangea is applied to both species.

Cultivation and uses

Hydrangea anomala is grown as an ornamental plant, being popular due to its relatively non-aggressive nature.

External links

• Flora of China: Hydrangea anomala