Ncha7 smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha7'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Mauve-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ncha7' smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha7') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, specimen planting, and rain 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 tend to pass it by. Its mauve-pink blooms attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It grows as a rapid clumping shrub and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Sensitive fern, and Northern bayberry.