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Comments: These shrubs grow on shady, often moist, roadbanks and cliffs of North Carolina mountains and upper piedmont regions. The white, showy, 3-4 lobed calyx of the outer, sterile flowers is about 3/4 inch across. The compact center of the inflorescence is made up of small fertile flowers. The under surface of the leaves of various subspecies of this spreading shrub may be white, gray, or green.

Height: 3-5 ft.

plant sale text: Smooth Hydrangea is a small deciduous shrub that bears numerous flowers in showy cymes. Its flowers change color over time, progressing from pale green to creamy white to brown. Mature plants eventually develop handsome exfoliating bark that is attractive year-round. This native species grows best when it is planted in moist, well-drained soil in part shade. It is found growing in rich woods and on shady rock ledges in the piedmont and mountains. The bark and leaves were used by the Cherokee tribe for medicinal uses.

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comments: These shrubs grow on shady, often moist, roadbanks and cliffs of North Carolina mountains and upper piedmont regions. The white, showy, 3-4 lobed calyx of the outer, sterile flowers is about 3/4 inch across. The compact center of the inflorescence is made up of small fertile flowers. The under surface of the leaves of various subspecies of this spreading shrub may be white, gray, or green.

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native range: eastern United States