Abetwo smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Abetwo' smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It grows fast and forms a clump of white blooms in early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Sensitive fern, and Northern bayberry.