Hydrangea arborescens

Taxobox
name = "Hydrangea arborescens"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cornales
familia = Hydrangeaceae
genus = Hydrangea
species = "H. arborescens"
binomial = "Hydrangea arborescens"
binomial_authority = L

"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".

External links

* [http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/annabelle.html Information on cultivar Annabelle]
* [http://www.cirrusimage.com/flower_wild_hydrangea.htm "Hydrangea arborescens"] Large-format diagnostic photos and information
* [http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/2007/07/hydrangea-thoug.html Hydrangea Thoughts I] - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Hydrangea (Culture, History and Etymology).