Chinese hydrangea vine
Hydrangea glaucescens
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chinese hydrangea vine (Hydrangea glaucescens) is a climbing vine for specimen use, privacy screens, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open from early to late summer. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, and growth is slow, so give it time to climb.
Pairs well with Cross vine, Japanese forest grass, Beautyberry, and White fir.
Native range
Asia.