Botanical Name: Hydrangea anomala petiolaris
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Common Name: Climbing Hydrangea  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Vine

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Tan

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum
  • Description

  • Notes

This Hydrangea grows as a slow, deciduous vine, clinging by adhesive, aerial rootlets like english ivy. Its wide, heart shaped, deep green leaves offer a nice contrast to the white lacecap flowers which appear in summer. Grow in sun to part shade, in our climate it grows best on east or north walls and fences. It can eventually grow 40 to 60 feet, but that will take quite a bit of time, and its size can be controlled through selective pruning. Deciduous.