Invincibelle Spirit II smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit II'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Invincibelle Spirit II' smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit II') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows fast and forms a clumping mound with pink blooms. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Switchgrass, and Northern bayberry.