Smooth hydrangea

Smooth hydrangea
Photo: Yoko Nekonomania · CC BY 2.0

Pet safety

Mildly harmful to pets if eaten (all parts).

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Cut 10cm non-flowering tips and halve any large leaves to cut water loss.
  2. Insert into damp compost, three to a 9cm pot.
  3. Keep in bright shade under a propagator lid until rooted.

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' is a small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves. In summer it bears very large, spherical heads of white sterile flowers up to 25cm across.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Clay, loam or sand; acid or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H6 — down to −20°C.