Piiha-I smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Piiha-I'
USDA zones4 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
- Magenta-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Piiha-I' smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Piiha-I') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, and woodland or 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 forms a clump with magenta-pink blooms and grows at a rapid rate. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Solomon's seal, Cinnamon fern, River birch, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.