Big Snowy Blooms A Full 12 Inches Across!
Annabelle Hydrangea arborescens Shrub
America's favorite for old-fashioned elegance!
As the season progresses, these snowball-shaped flowerheads keep getting bigger and bigger!
Discovered in an Anna, Illinois, garden, 'Annabelle' is perhaps the most popular old-fashioned flowering shrub grown in American gardens. Once established, it produces enormous, 12-inch, globe-shaped flowerheads of snowy white starting in early summer and increasing in size until mid- to late summer -- truly spectacular!
Growing to 4 feet high and wide, it is a splendid landscape plant that never gets out of bounds and complements every other color in the garden beautifully. It thrives in shade, but also tolerates heat and humidity. Very easy to grow once established, it is a lovely source of fresh and dried arrangements as well as a useful border, hedge, foundation, or accent planting.
H. arborescens is a native species, far more cold-hardy than most other Hydrangea species. Recently another cultivar has been added to the family: spectacular pink-flowered Invincibelle Spirit. Try them together for a breathtaking pink-and-white hedge, border, or accent planting! Zones 4-9.
| Genus | Hydrangea |
| Species | arborescens |
| Variety | 'Annabelle' |
| Item Form | 2-Quart |
| Zone | 4 - 9 |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Late Summer |
| Plant Height | 4 ft - 5 ft |
| Plant Width | 3 ft - 5 ft |
| Bloom Size | 12 in |
| Additional Characteristics | Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Repeat Bloomer, Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants, Flower |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Light Requirements | Part Shade |
| Resistance | Pest Resistant |
| Season Of Interest | Summer |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay, Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Border, Cut Flowers, Hedge, Ornamental |
| Restrictions | Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |