Exposure Part Sun to Sun Sun Flower Season Summer Mature Size 5'5' Height: 4' - 5' Spread: 4' - 5' This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 8 Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate. 3 4 5 6 7 8 DETAILS FEATURES Super-sized flowers! Incrediball hydrangea will make you say WOW - it's an improved version of the garden classic 'Annabelle' hydrangea, but with strong, sturdy stems that don't flop over and extra-large blooms to boot. White flowers begin to appear in mid-summer and open to enormous snowballs, nearly the size of basketballs! They then age to a lush jade green, which persists through frost. It's a super easy, super reliable North American native that grows in chilly USDA zone 3 all the way up to USDA zone 8/9. Plant Incrediball hydrangea in your landscape and find out for yourself just how big, beautiful, and rewarding it can be. Top reasons to grow Incrediball hydrangea: - enormous, long-lasting flowers every summer - Strong, sturdy stems keeps blooms showy and upright - easy to grow native shrub As seen in our "Prodigy" magazine ad. Best Seller Native to North America CHARACTERISTICS Plant Type: Shrub Shrub Type: Deciduous Height Category: Medium Garden Height: 48 - 60 Inches1.2m - 1.5m Spacing: 60 - 72 Inches 1.5m - 1.8m Spread: 48 - 60 Inches 1.2m - 1.5m Flower Colors: White Flower Shade: White Foliage Colors: Green Foliage Shade: Dark Green Habit: Mounded Container Role: Thriller PLANT NEEDS Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun Sun The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Maintenance Category: Easy Blooms On: New Wood Bloom Time: Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a Water Category: Average Uses: Cut Flower Dried Flower Landscape Uses Notes: Landscapes, naturalizing, hedges, perennial gardens. Also makes a very dramatic cut flower. Maintenance Notes: For the biggest, most abundant blooms and strongest stems, plant where it gets at least six hours of sun each day (warmer climates can get away with a bit less). A good layer of shredded bark mulch helps minimize water loss. As for pruning, cut the entire plant back by about one-third its total height each spring, just as the new growth begins to emerge on stems. This serves to build up a strong, supportive, woody base while also encouraging abundant new growth for plenty of flowers. If you wish to fertilize, an application of a rose fertilizer in early spring, once the soil has thawed, is sufficient. Incrediball® Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo' USPP 20,571, Can 4,166 Pictures and Information Copied from Proven Winners
