Hydrangea hydrangeoides
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Schizophragma hydrangeoides
- Phonetic Spelling
- hy-DRAN-jee-uh hy-dran-jee-OY-deez
- Description
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Japanese hydrangea vine is a clinging vine that climbs by means of holdfasts (adhesive disks) or small aerial roots and grows best on a flat surface, such as stone, masonry walls or wood. It will grow in full sun, partial shade, or full shade but seems to do best in partial shade and prefers well-drained moist, humus-rich soil. It will flower best in partial or dappled shade, but it tolerates heavy shade very well. It is drought tolerant once established but is intolerant of wet sites with standing water. Plants are slow to establish and may take up to 7 years to produce fragrant lacecap-like flowers.
This is a tall-growing deciduous vine with its showy flowers appearing from early to mid-summer. It is little known in the U.S. but is common in the deep forests of Japan.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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'Moonlight'
- 'Roseum'
Large showy pink flowers
Silvery grey leaves and white flowers - 'Roseum'
- 'Moonlight', 'Roseum'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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'Moonlight'
- 'Roseum'
Large showy pink flowers
Silvery grey leaves and white flowers - 'Roseum'
- 'Moonlight', 'Roseum'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Hydrangea
- Species:
- hydrangeoides
- Family:
- Hydrangeaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Layering
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Korea and Japan
- Distribution:
- Woods and forests in the mountains of Japan.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Fragrance
- Screening
- Climbing Method:
- Clinging
- Twining
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Dense
- Mounding
- Multi-stemmed
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Dehiscent capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Good Dried
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Wheel
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- This plant has 8 in. flat-topped flower cluster (lacecap) composed of numerous fertile flowers surrounded by sterile outer petals (sepals). Petioles are reddish-brown (just before the leaf blade). Bracts are a pale-green, white or pink.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are coarsely toothed, a darker green above, paler green below, 2-5 inches long, oval to broadly cordate. The veins show under the leaf as a pale-green. However, young leaves and leaf stalks are reddish.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Red/Burgundy
- Surface/Attachment:
- Exfoliating
- Peeling
- Bark Description:
- Cinnamon brown with flaky, peeling bark. Provides winter interest.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Petioles are reddish-brown (just before the leaf blade). The leaf stems are light green. Buds greenish-brown with a slight reddish tinge, acute, scales imbricate.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heat
- Heavy Shade
- Humidity
