Object Details
- Description
- One of the most winter-hardy and drought-tolerant hydrangeas, this shrub is popular for its mid-summer bloom time and panicles of flowers. Many cultivars have been made from this plant.
- Hardiness
- -40 - 20 F
- Bloom Time
- July to September
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2021-0524A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Panicles made up of 4-5 petaled white flowers. Panicles are 6-8" (15.2-20.3 cm) long.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, opposite, ovate to elliptical, serrated, green leaves. 3-6" (7.6-15.2 cm) long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Small brown capsules.
- Plant Size
- 8-15' tall x 6-12' wide (2.4-4.6 x 1.8-3.7 meters)
- Range
- Central and S China, Sakhalin to Japan, Taiwan
- Habitat
- Forests
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Common Name
- Panicle hydrangea
- Peegee hydrangea
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- paniculata
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0524A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax74f6211aa-68d0-4a98-915d-c91b01ce5285
