Description | Bella Anna Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) is a pink flowering form of the white Anna Bell Hydrangea. |
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Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(ar-bo-RES-enz) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | prefers partial but grows nicely in full sun, survives in varying amounts of shade but the more shade the less the flower production. |
Moisture | average, maybe some additional moisture during dry spells |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | large pinkish globular flower heads (mopheads) |
Leaves | large leaves, opposite, dark green and coarse, stems: twiggy, suckering from the roots, brown |
Maintenance | cut flush with the ground in the late fall or early spring |
Propagation | U.S. Plant Patent #21,227, division, cuttings |
Author's Notes | I have had this in my garden for a few years. I will give it a few more but so far doesn't seem to be a vigorous plant. |