This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
Hydrangea. seemanii is a woody, evergreen climber with aerial roots and leathery leaves up to 15cm long. Domed flower-heads, composed of greenish-white, fertile flowers surrounded by white bracts, appear in summer.
All climbing Hydrangeas and their close relatives have one particular thing in common – they’re all terribly slow to get established after being planted. Many a person has planted one of these and watched it do absolutely nothing in its first year. Don’t forget that the soil at the base of a wall can be quite dry, so keep it moist and stop worrying. Once it starts growing, it keeps going. It never grows particularly fast but it’s a long lived plant so can eventually cover a very large area. Masses of typically white frothy flowers in summer. If you want the plant to get a move on, remove the flowers as soon as they appear – it makes an amazing difference to the speed of growth.
Hydrangea. seemanii is a woody, evergreen climber with aerial roots and leathery leaves up to 15cm long. Domed flower-heads, composed of greenish-white, fertile flowers surrounded by white bracts, appear in summer.
All climbing Hydrangeas and their close relatives have one particular thing in common – they’re all terribly slow to get established after being planted. Many a person has planted one of these and watched it do absolutely nothing in its first year. Don’t forget that the soil at the base of a wall can be quite dry, so keep it moist and stop worrying. Once it starts growing, it keeps going. It never grows particularly fast but it’s a long lived plant so can eventually cover a very large area. Masses of typically white frothy flowers in summer. If you want the plant to get a move on, remove the flowers as soon as they appear – it makes an amazing difference to the speed of growth.