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Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
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A fast-growing small shrub that does best in light shade & organic soil. Use in dry to moist soil including rain gardens.
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HYARB
Binomial
Hydrangea arborescens
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Quart pot: $5.50
Gallon/larger: $12.75
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A fast-growing, small to medium sized shrub that does best in light shade & organic soil, though it grows easily in a wide range of conditions. The white flowers appear on new growth, so wild hydrangea can occasionally be pruned nearly to the ground in late fall or early spring. This will encourage vigorous new stem growth and a nice form later on.
This is a favorite plant for pollinators. Bumble bees race across the flat flower clusters collecting pollen. It is also a larval host plant for the hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) and the hydrangea leaf-tier moth (Olethreutes ferriferana).
In cultivation since the 1700's, there are several hydrangea cultivars that produce large, sterile flowers. Our plants are grown from the tiny seeds we collect from populations in Missouri. Wild hydrangea can sometimes spread by short, underground rhizomes.
Uses: Ornamental native shrub, pollinators, bees, rabbit resistant, medicinal
Bloom time: May - July
Height: 4 to 5 feet
Space: 4 to 6 feet
Sun: Light to medium shade
Moisture: Dry to average
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For exposure, it says "light to medium shade". What are the definitions for these?
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Robin
- 10/5/2019
A:
"Light to medium shade" includes dappled shade and bright areas slightly under trees (open sky not directly overhead).
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Does the Wild Hydrangea have any wildlife value? And do you have a larger container of it?
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Mary Powell
- 4/26/2019
A:
Pollinators love wild hydrangea and I love to watch bees scurry all over the flowers. Our supply changes throughout the year. It's usually available at least in a quart pot. Later in the year, we may have them in gallons and larger.
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