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Annabelle Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Annabelle Hydrangea is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 3-5 ft × 3-5 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, green and pink blooms in summer and fall. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to black walnut, deer and erosion.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-5 ft × 3-5 ft
- Spacing
- 3 feet-6 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Cream, Green, Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Erosion, Fire, Rabbits, Salt
- Toxic to
- People, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Eastern United States
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