Hydrangea arborescens  subsp. radiata 'Samantha'

Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.5m
Location - The Wedding Ring Border

Description: Small to medium-sized Deciduous Shrub. Dark green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape and are covered in silvery-white felted hair on the undersides. Creamy white, nearly flat mophead flowers are composed of many sterile florets. Flowers are produced in midsummer.

Flower:

Slightly rounded corymbs of sterile florets emerge pale pink and quickly fade to creamy white. Flowerheads are produced in July.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Corymbs

Flowering time: July

Foliage:

Dark green, ovate to Elliptic leaves have Dentate margins and are covered in silvery white felt on the undersides.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic

Propagation:

Cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.