Hydrangea arborescens

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Hydrangea arborescens L
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Hydrangea arborescens, commonly known as Wild Hydrangea or Smooth Hydrangea, is a species of Hydrangea native to eastern North America.

Cultivation

The cultivar 'Annabelle' is the best known of this species. It is one of the most cold hardy of Hydrangeas. The cultivar ‘Grandiflora’ has flowers that resemble snowballs, similar to Viburnum plicatum.

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  Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea "Grandiflora"
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  Wild Hydrangea v. Annabelle
  Hydrangea arborescens
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  Flowers of Smooth Hydrangea

External links

• Information on cultivar Annabelle
• Hydrangea arborescens Large-format diagnostic photos and information
• Hydrangea Thoughts I - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Hydrangea (Culture, History and Etymology).