Hydrangea barbara
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Cowitch-vine, Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Also known as Decumaria barbara
Plant Specifics
Form: | Vine | |
Size: | to 30 ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | It's a vine, but can be used as a groundcover or to scramble over rocky outcroppings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | It will only bloom when it is allowed to climb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed or softwood cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Neutral to slightly acidic |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts bees and butterflies | |
Native Habitats: | Floodplains, moist hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures