Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', 2018 photo
"Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', 2018 photo, Smooth Hydrangea or wild hydrangea, (1910), USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9, Tiny white fertile flowers corymbs 2-6"" across, Michigan Bloom Month 6-9, In Garden Bed a1 for 0 DAYS (Lowe). Planted in 2018.
'Annabelle' is a nature cultivar that was discovered ~1910 in the wild near Anna, (Southern) Illinois. Plantsman J.C.McDaniels from the University of Illinois named it and promoted it for its extremely large flowers (corymbs) which are considerably larger than the species. It is probably the most grown cultivar of smooth hydrangea. It blooms on new wood, so it is quite hardy. It can be cut to the ground in late winter to promote plant vigor.
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', 2018 photo
"Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle', 2018 photo, Smooth Hydrangea or wild hydrangea, (1910), USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9, Tiny white fertile flowers corymbs 2-6"" across, Michigan Bloom Month 6-9, In Garden Bed a1 for 0 DAYS (Lowe). Planted in 2018.
'Annabelle' is a nature cultivar that was discovered ~1910 in the wild near Anna, (Southern) Illinois. Plantsman J.C.McDaniels from the University of Illinois named it and promoted it for its extremely large flowers (corymbs) which are considerably larger than the species. It is probably the most grown cultivar of smooth hydrangea. It blooms on new wood, so it is quite hardy. It can be cut to the ground in late winter to promote plant vigor.