Green Dragon smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Green Dragon'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Dragon' smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Green Dragon') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a clump and reaches 48 to 60 inches tall. White blooms attract butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Dancing Queen hosta, Cinnamon fern, and Switchgrass.