Hydrangeaceae
Ashy hydrangea
Hydrangea cinerea
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- هدرانج رمادي
- English
- Ashy hydrangea
- Swedish
- Askhortensia
Synonyms
- Hydrangea arborescens subsp. discolor (Ser.) E.M.McClint.
- Hydrangea arborescens var. deamii H.St.John
- Hydrangea arborescens var. discolor Ser.
- Hydrangea ashei Harb.
- Hydrangea cinerea f. sterilis Rehder
- Hydrangea cinerea var. sterilis (Rehder) Rehder
- Hydrangea cinerea var. sterilis (Rehder) Rehder
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.