Hydrangea arborescens 'Bounty'
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Bred in the USA
Discovered By - Plant Introductions, Inc.
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.2m
Location - The White Garden
Description: Small, Deciduous Shrub with a mounded habit. Bright green leaves are ovate with serrated margins and are pointed at the tips. Large, white mopheads of many sterile flowers (ray florets) are produced on strong stems from midsummer into autumn and are good for use as cut flowers. This cultivar is very similar to H. a. 'Annabelle' but is noted for having stronger heads and smaller, less uniform flowerheads.
Flower:
Large, domed corymbs are comprised of many white, sterile ray florets (flowers). Florets are smaller and pale green when they first emerge and expand and mature to white. Flowerheads are produced on strong stems from July to September.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Corymbs
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Bright to dark green ovate leaves have serrated margins and are pointed at the tips.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil.