Big Snowy Blooms 12 Inches Across!
Hydrangea Annabelle
Blooms get bigger as the season progresses!
America's favorite old-fashioned flowering shrub!
Discovered in an Anna, Illinois, garden, 'Annabelle' is perhaps the most popular old-fashioned shrub grown in American gardens today. From early summer till fall, it produces enormous 12-inch snowballs of pure white --interestingly, the flower size increases as the season continues, so that the final flush is an extraordinary show!
Growing to 4 feet, 'Annabelle' is a splendid landscape plant that never gets out of bounds. It complements every other color in the garden, and is a marvelous companion to the blue 'Penny Mac' and the more compact, often hard to locate brilliant red 'Hornli'. For a patriotic planting in full bloom on the 4th of July, consider using all 3 varieties!
'Annabelle'is shade-tolerant but also enjoys heat and humidity. Very easy to grow once established, it is a lovely source of fresh and dried arrangements as well as a useful border, hedge, foundation, or accent planting. Zones 4-9. One-gallon container.
| Genus | Hydrangea |
| Species | arborescens |
| Variety | 'Annabelle' |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Late Summer |
| Habit | Mound-shaped |
| Zone | 4 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 4 ft |
| Plant Width | 4 ft |
| Bloom Size | 12 in |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Long Bloomers, Repeat Bloomer |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green |
| Light Requirements | Part Shade |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Heat Tolerant, Disease Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay, Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Specimen, Border, Cut Flowers, Hedge, Ornamental |
| Restrictions | CAN, HI, PR |
Annabells-the best carefree show-stoppers ever!!
I planted 2 Annabells on the east side of my home where it is was very boring and plain. Even before they were fully established, my neighbors on the east were ranting and raving how beautiful they were and thanked me for their view! Awesome at cut flowers also. They keep for weeks.
