Hydrangea Species, Japanese Climbing Hydrangea

Schizophragma hydrangeoides, Japanese hydrangea vine. Mine is 'Roseum' but 'Moonlight' blooms white. I have it on the north side of the h...Read Moreouse in almost total shade. It's a vigorous grower in zone 5b. Lovely plant!

Large vine. Flowers are pleasantly fragrant.

This vine is slow to grow IF you start from a small plant. This year it looks like it will start to take off--it's been in the ground for two years.

A true "clinging vine", with roots on the stems that attach the plant firmly to arbors or masonry walls. Deciduous plant can reach 30 fe...Read Moreet or more under optimal conditions. Luminous, silvery-green foliage with dark green veins turns orange-red in the fall.

The sterile flowers appear mid-season with showy bracts in white ('Moonlight') or pink ('Roseum'). This plant is often confused with Hydrangea anomala petiolaris. Blooms within a year or two of planting (unlike H. petiolaris, which takes several years to begin blooming.)

The soil should be kept evenly moist. Pruning should be minimal and done in winter. Best success should result from container grown plants set out in the spring.