Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Lace® (Smooth Hydrangea) Unity Grown

Invincibelle Lace® is a phenomenal cultivar of Hydrangea arborescens, commonly called smooth hydrangea, noted for its rounded growth habit and large, showy pink lacecap flowers. Growing to 4-5' tall and wide, Invincibelle Lace® produces large flat clusters of plum colored flower buds that begin opening to 4-petaled pink flowers in early summer. Flowers are attractive to a wide variety of pollinators and lace-cap structure makes these hydrangea less prone to flopping over when in bloom.

Hydrangea arborescens is typically found wild in part-shade areas like woodland slopes and stream banks, and with its showy flowers, this cultivar makes for a great pick in pollinator gardens, forest borders, and specimen plantings, and additionally makes for an excellent seasonal hedge. Though smooth hydrangea prefers part-shade, this cultivar will also do well in full sun when provided with consistent moisture, but well-drained soil is key, and unlike the parents species, Invincibelle Lace® will decline if planted in perpetually wet soils. Hydrangea arborescens is tolerant of deer and rabbit damage as well as a wide variety of soil conditions, and will produce the most showy effects when pruned back in the late winter, since blooms appear on new wood.