smooth hydrangea

This native hydrangea family is best known for ‘Annabelle’. Now this family has many more varieties with reliable blooming ability, adaptability and cold hardiness, making it one of the easiest and low maintenance flowering plants in the landscape. This deciduous plant puts on a stunning display of small to extra large pom-pom flowers, white to cream or lime green to varying shades of pink midsummer to autumn forming on new wood every year. The blooms cam be full mopheads or lacecap, and can reach up to 12″ in diameter! Plant as a specimen, in a mixed border, as foundation plants, or in a fresh or dried cut flower garden. Sun tolerant if kept moist. Browse our selection of Smooth Hydrangea varieties online.

Plant in well-drained to moist, amended soil. Water well after planting; maintain 1” of water once a week the first year. Cut back the entire shrub down to 6-18” in late winter or early spring. No staking is required if planted close together (3’ apart) to support each other. Deadhead flowers anytime for repeat blooming. Feed early spring and mid-summer with a slow release fertilizer. Follow label instructions. Mulch 2″ to suppress weeds, retain moisture and protect against extremes of soil temperature.