Scientific Name
Hydrangea arborescens

Common Name
Wild hydrangea; Smooth hydrangea

Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Partial shade; moist soil
Height: 4 to 6'
Flower/Fruit: 3 to 6" cluster of white lace cap flowers on new growth in early summer; showy sterile flowers on the edge; mildly fragrant
Comments: Yellowish brown fall foliage; attracts bees
Cultivars: Annbelle (more bracts; larger flower head); Grandiflora
 

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