Hydrangea
Climbing Hydrangea
The name Hydrangea, means “water vessel,” given for its cup-shaped seed capsules. A genus of diverse forms, Hydrangeas are commonly found throughout Asia, from the Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan, with the exception of two species, Hydrangea arborescens and Hydrangea quercifolia, which are native to North America. Easily cultivated, this shrub’s lush deciduous leaves are best suited to loose, moist soil in the shade of tall trees or on the north side of the house.
In cultivation for more than 60 years, this robust sumptuously colored German cultivar is still considered one of the finest mopheads. Pale green stems and bold, waxy and somewhat wrinkled medium green foliage sculpt its dense, small-statured globular form. A vivacious deep rosy red bedazzles each alluring rounded flower, defined by attractively spaced individual florets with pointed tips and upturned edges. Surprisingly sun tolerant, the red-tinged foliar margins echo the bloom hues, while autumn brings a suffusion of dark maroon to the entire leaf.
‘Glowing Embers’ is second-to-none for the smaller garden and promises to parade its marvelous hues for several months if a soil pH of 6.5 is maintained.
Blooms July – August.
Size: 3' 0" – 4' 0" high x 3' 0" – 4' 0" wide.
Hardy to zone 6.
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Other selections in this genus:
- Hydrangea anomala ssp petiolaris
- Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris ‘Firefly’
- Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris ‘Miranda’
- Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris ssp. petiolaris ‘Skylands Giant’
- Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
- Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas Halo’
- Hydrangea aspera
- Hydrangea aspera ‘Rocklon’
- Hydrangea integrifolia
- Hydrangea involucrata ‘Wim Rutten’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘All Summer Beauty’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blue Wave’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Enziandom’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hörnli’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Horcos’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Wave’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Maculata’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Masja’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mathilda Gutges’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’
- Hydrangea macrophylla var. serrata ‘Blue Billow’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Shooting Star’
- Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Soeur Thérèse’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Mega Mindy’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Silver Dollar’
- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Amethyst’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Queen of Hearts’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sikes Dwarf’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’
- Hydrangea seemannii
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Deckle’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Miranda’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘O Amacha Nishiki’