Hydrangea petiolaris (h.anomala ssp. petiolaris)

Are you looking for an extraordinary climber with attractive foliage and flowers, too? Climbing hydrangea could be your perfect choice. Its natural habitat is the area east of Asia – from Sakhaline, through Japan, Korea to Taiwan.

This deciduous climber offers both. The leaves are to 11 cm long, bright green when they emerge, turning deep green in summer and yellow in autumn. They are ovate to heart-shaped, nearly rounded. The flowers come up from early summer until mid-summer. Only the flowers on the outskirts of the domed corymbs open up and remain open for a long time without a sign of deteriorating.

This hydrangea makes aerial roots which reliably attach to its support and hold quite massive skeleton of thick branches. For this reason we advise providing a solid support so that the branches to not brake as the plants get stronger on flimsy hedges. If you wish to grow it in full sun water is at least once week. It needs cool and moist soil that is light and acidic, rich in humus. It performs best in part-shaded location and does well in shade, too. Fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 22-12-2008