Hydrangea arborescens ‘Dardom’
Smooth hydrangea
Smooth hydrangeas are native to North America. This cultivated variety, developed in 1997, has larger leaves and flowerheads. See this Hydrangea comparison table.
Plants: These shrubs are 3–5′ (91–152 cm) high.
Leaves: Egg-shaped to rounded, opposite, serrated, 3–8″ (7.6–20 cm) long, and dark green.
Flowers: Dome-shaped corymbs 6–10″ (15–25 cm) around contain both sterile and mostly fertile flowers. Flowers appear from June to August.
Fruits: Dehiscent ribbed brown seed capsules 1/16″ (2 mm) long.
Habitats: Wooded slopes, bases of hills, shaded banks, ravines.
Online References:
10/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
10/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
10/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Hydrangeaceae | Hydrangea family |
| Genus | Hydrangea | From Greek hydro, “water,” and angeion, “vessel” |
| Species | arborescens | Woody or tree-like, becoming like a tree |
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Dardom’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.