Hydrangea petiolaris

Name: Hydrangea petiolaris
Common Name:   climbing hydrangea				Family:  Hydrangeaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree         x    Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit vigorous, woody	Hard. Zone    usda 4		Mature Size 15m tall					x
Leaf: ovate rounded, 11cm long, heart shaped bases, dark green					Fall/Winter Color: yellow foliage in fall
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: domed corymbs of white fertile and infertile flowers to 25cm across						Infl.: domed corymbs
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept.)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade  x  Shade
Landscape uses: clothe wall or fence or grow up trees		Limitations: gray mold, slugs powdery mildew					Other Features: cling by aerial roots