A New Hydrangea That’s Little in Stature–Not Impact

Days to Spring: 19

What ’s not to care about hydrangeas ? They ’re big , they ’re sheer , they ’re beautiful . These are all dramatic traits for a plant to have in the garden , except , if you have limited quad . EnterInvincibelle Limetta ® smooth hydrangea(Hydrangea arborescens‘NCHA8 ’ , Zones 3 - 9 ) . This dwarf hydrangea 3 to 4 feet magniloquent and wide , making it suited for smaller spaces that ca n’t palm an 8 infantry tall and broad colossus .

Smooth hydrangeas are known for their large , blousy , snowball like bloom and this young variety is no elision . Flowering begins in late summer and goes into twilight with the blooms go out a lime - light-green people of colour and then eventually pass off to white , before age back to putting surface . If you ’re a devotee of ‘ Limelight ’ panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘Limelight ’ , geographical zone 3 - 9)–and who isn’t – this young cutie might be your novel favorite .

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Days to Spring: 20 – The Wabi-Sabi® Dwarf Doublefile Viburnum

I have always adored the white bounce blooms of a doublefile viburnum ( Viburnum plicatumf.tomentosum , Zones 5 - 8) , but I have never loved its size . At around 8 to 10 feet grandiloquent and blanket , it ’s not a massive shrub … say more .

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