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.
Gracing gardens for an entire century, this vintage French glamor queen parades quantities of large, pure white flower clusters. The rounded mopheads include tightly packed serrated florets, which eventually open wide and push up against one another to produce a frilly feminine silhouette.
Blooming on both old and new wood, and appreciating protection from hot sun, the stylish blossoms bounce back after a rain, unfurl until late in the season, and make unparalleled cut flowers, fresh or dried, while showcasing soft pink and lime-green brush strokes as they age.
The tall robust frame, supported by unspotted stems and smooth, notched glossy green foliage, can be situated along a sheltered shady garden wall or the north side of a house.
Blooms June – August.
Size: 6' 0" high x 6' 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 ‘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’
