Hydrangea, Climbing Hydrangea

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:	Shrub, Vine
Origins:	East Asia
Height:	30' - 50'
Spread:	5' - 6’
Spacing:	5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer

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.