Climbing Hydrangea is a large woody deciduous vine with horizontal branching and attractive red-brown exfoliating bark. The serrated dark green leaves have a cordate base and are a non-showy yellow in fall. Flat-topped lacecap clusters of fragrant white flowers bloom in late spring to early summer. Best bloom in partial sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Unsupported vines will sometimes sprawl as groundcover and form multiple 3-4' shrub-like mounds.
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Type:
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Shrub, Vine
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Origins:
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East Asia
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Height:
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30' - 50'
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Spread:
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5' - 6’
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Spacing:
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5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 8
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Slow to establish, but vigorous after. May struggle in hot and humid climates-typically has difficulties in zone 8. Tolerates full sun only if soils are kept consistently moist. No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Walls.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hibiscus, Deutzia, Hosta
IMAGE: Meneerke bloem, Hydrangea petiolaris01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Sonya, Climbing hydrangea, (3) Kymi, Köynnöshortensia (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris), CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) A. Barra, Hydrangea petiolaris RJB, CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.