Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® (Smooth Hydrangea) Unity Grown

Mini Mauvette® is an attractive dwarf cultivar of Hydrangea arborescens in the Invincibelle® series by Proven Winners. Commonly called smooth hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® is noted for its compact, rounded growth habit and its showy, bright pink puffball flower clusters. Growing to 2-3' tall and wide, Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® produces large, rounded clusters of blush- and rose-pink 4-petaled flowers that bloom from mid summer into the fall, reblooming all along the way. Flowers are attractive to a wide variety of native pollinators and the plants' compact, rounded habit adds strength to support their hefty, oversized flower heads.

Hydrangea arborescens is typically found in the 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; unlike the parent species, Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® 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.