Hydrangea arborescens

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	E North America
Bloom:	❀	mid summer, late summer, early fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun, shade
Water:	◍	moderate, dry
Features:	✓	deciduous, bees, cut flowers, butterflys, drought tolerant
USDA Zones:		3 to 9
Flower features:	❀	pink, white

Scientific Names

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Read about Hydrangea arborescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hydrangea arborescens, Linn. (H. urticifolia, Hort.). Erect shrub, 4-10 ft.: lvs. long-petioled, ovate, acute or acuminate, rounded or cordate at the base, serrate, green and glabrous on both sides or somewhat pubescent or glaucous beneath, 3-6 in. long: cymes 2-5 in. broad, with none or few sterile fls. June, July. N. J. to Iowa, south to Fla. and Mo. B.M. 437. G.W. 15, p. 612. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Hydrangea arborescens, commonly known as Wild Hydrangea or Smooth Hydrangea, is a species of Hydrangea native to eastern North America.

Read about Hydrangea arborescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Viburnum americanum, Mill. (V. Opulus var. americanum, Ait. V. trilobum, Marsh. V. opuloides, Muhl. V. edule, Pursh. V. Oxycoccus, Pursh). Cranberry Bush. High Cranberry. Fig. 3928. Closely allied to the preceding species, but habit more open and spreading: lvs. with coarsely toothed or nearly entire lobes, pilose on the veins beneath or nearly glabrous, 2-5 in. long; petiole with shallow groove and small, usually stalked glands: cymes with shorter peduncles; stamens somewhat shorter. May, June: fr. in Aug., Sept. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:270 (as V. Opulus). New Bruns. to Brit. Col., south to N. J. and Ore.—Handsome native shrub, very decorative in fr., which begins to color by the end of July, remains on the branches and keeps its bright scarlet color until the following spring. The berries are not eaten by birds. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivars

• The cultivar 'Annabelle' is the best known of this species. It is noted for having very large inflorescens (flower heads)that emerge green turn white and then age to green. The blooms are so large and heavy they often flop to the ground after a rain.
• The cultivar ‘Grandiflora’ has flowers that resemble snowballs, similar to Viburnum plicatum. The blooms are not as large as 'Annabelle' and are typically more irregular or lumpy.
• The cultivar ‘Hayes Starburst’ is a small, weeaked stemed plant with attractive, fully doubled tepals (sterile flowers).

The cultivar ‘NCAH1’ (syn INVINCIBELLE^TM Spirit) is the first 'Annabelle' type hydrangea with bright pink flowers. Like the species it is colf hardy, relaible flowering. The mature stems are stronger than 'Annabelle' and are less likely to flop. This cultivar is also unique in that it continues to produce new flowers after the initial bloom.

Gallery

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  Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea "Grandiflora"

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  Wild Hydrangea v. Annabelle
  Hydrangea arborescens

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  Flowers of Smooth Hydrangea

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  Flowers of Invincibelle Spirit Hydrangea

 

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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