| Description | A medium sized shrub that prefers partial shade. The large white flowers occur in the late summer. A heirloom shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(ar-bo-RES-enz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | prefers partial but grows nicely in full sun. Will survive in varying amounts of shade but the more shade the less the flower production. |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large white globular flower heads, 4 -8 inches in diameter; go from green to white to pink to winter brown, nice dried flowers, July |
| Leaves | large leaves, opposite, dark green and coarse |
| Stems | twiggy, suckering from the roots |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet by 4-5 feet, can form a large colony, suckering from the roots, space 4-5 feet on center |
| Maintenance | This plant should be cut flush with the ground in the late fall or early spring. |
| Propagation | divison, cuttings |
| Native Site | Species native to Eastern United States and has been used since 1736. |
| Cultivar Origin | Annabelle introduced by Joe McDanials of Champaign, IL |
| Author's Notes | I like this shrub for the main reason it blooms late in the summer when few other shrubs are blooming. Also being shade tolerant offers an opportunity for a flowering shrub in the shade. It prefers partial sun, too much shade will cut down on the flower production. I have 5-6 in a planting by my patio. Even though thus is an older cultivars they still are very popular. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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