Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Limetta® (Smooth Hydrangea) Unity Grown

Invincibelle Limetta® is a showy, white-green cultivar of Hydrangea arborescens (commonly called smooth hydrangea) that is noted for its rounded growth habit and large, rounded white flowers trimmed in lime green, similar to the famous 'Limelight' variety of panicle hydrangea. Growing to 3-4' tall and wide, Invincibelle Limetta® produces large puffball clusters of 4-petaled white flowers, but with a more shade-loving habit than 'Limelight;' flowers are attractive to a wide variety of pollinators and renew throughout the summer season, providing a long-lasting floral show.

Hydrangea arborescens is typically found wild in part-shade areas like woodland slopes and stream banks, and with its showy flowers, this cultivar works beautifully for 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; unlike the more moisture-loving parent species, Invincibelle Limetta® 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.