Hydrangea arborescens 'INCREDIBALL BLUSH' 6/2021 Smooth- (Ranney, 2017) Smooth Hydrangea or wild hydrangea, Mature size: 4x4', Blush Pink to dark pink, then green., USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9, Michigan Bloom Month 6c, In Garden Bed H1,3b for 4.0 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.
Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA4' was developed (2017, pp28280) by Dr. Thomas G. Ranney of North Carolina State University and Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan. Marketed as the INCREDIBALL® series of hydrangeas. Large ball shaped flowers on stout (new wood) stems. Pale pink buds followed by blush pink flowers that darken to a deep pink. Flowers age to a light green. Basically, a pink version of Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21:
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