Plant: Invincibelle® Ruby Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea · Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA3'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A reblooming smooth hydrangea 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, with strong stems and notably dark foliage. Deep burgundy buds open to a two toned combination of ruby red and silvery pink and fade to greenish tones with age, blooming from summer through frost on new wood. Proven Winners recommends part sun to full sun with at least six hours a day for the best bloom, average moisture and a mulch layer, and cutting the plant back by about one third each spring. It suits border and mass plantings, naturalizing, cutting gardens and focal points.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Blooms in summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
A reblooming smooth hydrangea 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, with strong stems and notably dark foliage. Deep burgundy buds open to a two toned combination of ruby red and silvery pink and fade to greenish tones with age, blooming from summer through frost on new wood. Proven Winners recommends part sun to full sun with at least six hours a day for the best bloom, average moisture and a mulch layer, and cutting the plant back by about one third each spring. It suits border and mass plantings, naturalizing, cutting gardens and focal points.
- Flowers
- Deep burgundy buds open to a two toned combination of ruby red and silvery pink, fading to greenish tones with age, from summer through frost.
- Foliage
- Proven Winners describes the plant as carrying extra dark foliage with dark burgundy flower buds.
- Fruit
- Dehiscent ribbed brown capsules which ripen in July to September.
- Bark & stems
- Brown and finely shredded, peeling off in thin layers of differing colors.
- Pruning
- Blooms on new wood. Cut back approximately one third of the total height each spring as new growth emerges; deadheading is optional but extends blooming.
- Native range
- Eastern U.S.
