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Climbing Hydrangea

Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala)
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climbing Hydrangea in flower
In flower · (c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY SA

Hydrangea anomala

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

A clinging vine with white lace flowers

ModerateShrubs & VinesAlso Shade & Groundcovers
Light
Part shade–shade
Moisture
Medium
Mature size
Vine 20–40 ft
Spacing
A solid wall
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jun, after it is established
How it spreads
Clinging vine
What to buy
A potted plant. It is slow for years.
When to plant
Plant April.

In the design

Give it a brick or stone wall. The first three years look like nothing. Then it covers the wall and flowers.

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Reference details
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Wetland indicator
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