| Description | Bella Anna Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) is a pink flowering form of the white Anna Bell Hydrangea. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(ar-bo-RES-enz) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | prefers partial but grows nicely in full sun, survives in varying amounts of shade but the more shade the less the flower production. |
| Moisture | average, maybe some additional moisture during dry spells |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large pinkish globular flower heads (mopheads) |
| Leaves | large leaves, opposite, dark green and coarse, stems: twiggy, suckering from the roots, brown |
| Maintenance | cut flush with the ground in the late fall or early spring |
| Propagation | U.S. Plant Patent #21,227, division, cuttings |
| Author's Notes | I have had this in my garden for a few years. I will give it a few more but so far doesn't seem to be a vigorous plant. |