Hydrangea arborenscensIndiana Native
Smooth Hydrangea

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Flowers are dull white borne in 4-6" diameter, much branching, flattish corymbs)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Leaves are dark green in Summer)
 Stem Notes:
Stout, gray/brown, smooth and shiny branches.
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsules, 8-10 ribbed. )
 Ultimate Height:
3-5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-5 feet
 Soil Notes:
Average, medium moisture, well-drained soil
 Range:
Eastern United States
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic, serrate, acuminate, rounded to cordate at the base, dark green above, 2 to 8" long and 2 to 6" wide. Flowers are dull white borne on 4-6" diameter, flattish corymbs. Fruits are capsules, 8 to 10 ribbed, not ornamentally important. Young stems are gray-brown and smooth, maturing to brown and exfoliating.

Additional Information

The Smooth Hydrangea is an Indiana native found along woodlands and waterways with rocky soils. The flowers of Hydrangea arborescens can be large and heavy, bending stems to the ground. Best used in a shady area or along foundations of buildings for some support. This plant often gets cut back hard to the ground in late winter to maintain a neat look and to promote vigorous flowering the following summer. Hydrangea arborescens is a fast grower and it can grow 3-5' tall in a single growing season.

4 Hydrangea arborenscens found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12018_01072*AKNOY
22018_01071*AKNOY
32014_00163*AWARN
42022_00238*AFPRD

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