Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Family: Hydrangeaceae
(P vine) to 50′. Climbing Hydrangea. Japan & Taiwan. An extremely versatile vine with both climbing and procumbent habit. Ten-inch-wide flower clusters with creamy white-to-light green fertile flowers surrounded by showy white, four-petalled, sterile flowers. Eye-catching, intriguing, russet brown, woody stems with profusely exfoliating bark gives this species great winter interest. Slow to establish but then a vigorous climber for training against a wall, trellis, or well-established tree. 5 & T2