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.
It was a fortuitous moment when Hydrangea enthusiast Eddie Aldridge and his father happened upon this sumptuous Hydrangea in the woodlands of Jefferson County, Alabama. Premiering enormous, 15 in. long white panicles that can extend upward, outward or pendulously, the coarse textured, leathery anchor of large, Oak-like foliage burnishes deep burgundy come fall and stays intact well into December. The distinctive, two-toned double-petaled effect is created when numerous tiered sepals initially open white, while below the older ones develop dark dusty-pink shades with age. ‘Snowflake’s blossoms unfurl a little later and seem to last longer than the single-flowering quercifolia plus Michael Dirr considers them to be the most beautiful of the sterile-blooming cultivars.
Blooms late July–September
Size: 6' 0" – 8' 0" high x 6' 0" – 8' 0" wide.
Hardy to zone 5.
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Other selections in this genus:
- Hydrangea ‘Alpengluhen (Glowing Embers)’
- 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 seemannii
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Deckle’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Miranda’
- Hydrangea serrata ‘O Amacha Nishiki’
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