Hydrangeaceae

Silverleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea radiata Walter

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Hydrangea

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Silverleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea radiata) — FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 辐花绣球
English: Silverleaf hydrangea

Synonyms

Hydrangea arborescens subsp. radiata (Walter) E.M.McClint.
Hydrangea discolor Raf.
Hydrangea glauca Dum.Cours.
Hydrangea neesiana Steud.
Hydrangea nivea Michx.
Hydrangea pubescens Nees ex Steud.
Hydrangea radiata var. canescens Dippel

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grace Merkert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, 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.