(Hydrangea)

Spectacularly big showy flower clusters have made hydrangeas garden favorites. Around 70 species of shrubs, subshrubs and small trees make up the genus Hydrangea. They may be upright, mounding or climbing and have deciduous or evergreen foliage. Most are from southern and eastern Asia but quite a few species also exist in North and South America.

The leaves may be broadly oval, elliptical or lance-shaped with smooth, serrated or lobed edges. Those of some deciduous species turn bright...

(Smooth Hydrangea)

There is no better shrub for woodland gardens. The resilient and beautiful smooth hydrangea is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. In the wild, it has a more rangy, open habit, but once nurtured in a garden setting it is elegant and lovely, especially forms with large, sterile mophead flower clusters.

Large, oval, coarsely serrated leaves of medium to dark green cover smooth hydrangea throughout the warm season and turn shades of lemon yellow and brown in fall....

(Annabelle Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea)

This classic hydrangea is known for its stunning display of huge, rounded, creamy white flower clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. Much showier than the species, ‘Annabelle’ is a form of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point and have coarsely serrated edges. The globe-like flower clusters appear on the stem tips in early summer,...

(Smooth Hydrangea, White Dome® Hydrangea)

Perhaps the finest of shrubs for a woodland garden. The robust and beautiful White Dome® hydrangea is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. Its botanical cultivar name is 'Dardom'.

Large, oval, coarsely serrated leaves of medium to dark green cover this hydrangea throughout the warm season and turns shades of lemon yellow and brown in fall. The yellow color seems to be better when fall temperatures are warmer and cool slowly. In summer, dense, dome-like flower...

(Smooth Hydrangea)

This classic hydrangea is known for its stunning display of large, rounded to irregular, creamy white flower clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. Much showier than the species, ‘Grandiflora’ produces smaller and less symmetrical flower clusters than 'Annabelle'. Both are varieties of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point and have coarsely...

(Hayes Starburst Smooth Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea)

This rounded, mound-forming hydrangea shrub is known for its stunning display of huge, rounded, creamy white flowers clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. A semi-double flowering form, ‘Hayes Starburst’ is a form of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. This cultivar was a chance seedling discovered by Hayes Jackson of Anniston, Alabama. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point...

(Silver-leaved Hydrangea)

Few flowering shrubs are better for woodland gardens. The resilient and beautiful silver-leaved hydrangea is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. In the wild, it has a more rangy, open habit, but once nurtured in a garden setting it is more compact and densely in habit. This is a natural subspecies of the smooth hydrangea.

Large, oval, coarsely serrated leaves of medium to dark green cover silver-leaved hydrangea. The leaf undersides are powdery white to silver,...

(Samantha Silver-leaved Hydrangea, Silver-leaved Hydrangea)

Deep green leaves with silvery white undersides and large white flower clusters are highlights of sterile cultivar 'Samantha'. The resilient and beautiful silver-leaved hydrangea, a naturally occurring subspecies of the smooth hydrangea -- is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. Georgian Clarence Towe happened across this plant in the woods and selected it for its atypical floral features. In the wild, it has a more rangy, open habit, but once nurtured in a garden...

(Roughleaf Hydrangea)

Spectacularly big showy flower clusters have made hydrangeas garden favorites. Around 70 species of shrubs, subshrubs and small trees make up the genus Hydrangea. They may be upright, mounding or climbing and have deciduous or evergreen foliage. Most are from southern and eastern Asia but quite a few species also exist in North and South America.

The leaves may be broadly oval, elliptical or lance-shaped with smooth, serrated or lobed edges. Those of some deciduous species turn bright...

(Roughleaf Hydrangea)

Spectacularly big showy flower clusters have made hydrangeas garden favorites. Around 70 species of shrubs, subshrubs and small trees make up the genus Hydrangea. They may be upright, mounding or climbing and have deciduous or evergreen foliage. Most are from southern and eastern Asia but quite a few species also exist in North and South America.

The leaves may be broadly oval, elliptical or lance-shaped with smooth, serrated or lobed edges. Those of some deciduous species turn bright...