Silverleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata 'Samantha'
Saxifragaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Biocultural value
The roots of this Native American shrub were used by indigenous people and later, European settlers as a diuretic and to help remove kidney and bladder stones.
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope, Robison Herb Garden
Source of plant
Spring Meadow Nursery, Klyn Nurseries
Description
A sterile selection with big, silver white, snowball flowers that look like a H. macrophylla blooms. Foliage is silvery white on the undersides of the leaves.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics, medicinal/pharmaceutical