Hydrangea arborescens
            'Invincibelle™ Spirit'



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 Hydrangea arborescens
'Invincibelle™   Spirit'


HYDRANGEA SPECIES
Image: Spring Meadow Nursery. The first pink Hydrangea arborescens
An Astounding New Hydrangea!


'Invincibelle Spirit' is THE most exciting development in hydrangeas since 1988, when Michael Dirr recognized the potential of hydrangea 'Endless Summer'. 'Invincibelle Spirit' is the first pink arborescens to be made available to the public.

The best known and most widely grown Hydrangea arborescens is the spectacular, white-flowering 'Annabelle'. 'Annabelle' is an extremely reliable bloomer, and the blooms are enormous. It is hardy to Zone 3.

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For years scientists have been working to develop a pink Annabelle. The result is 'Invincibelle Spirit' which will appear in garden centers in 2010.


Image: Spring Meadow Nursery. The first pink Hydrangea arborescens


Not only is this hydrangea pink, but it is BRIGHT pink. The blooms of 'Invincibelle Spirit' are a little smaller than 'Annabelle' blooms, but this may be an advantage since they will be less likely to droop after a rain. This remarkable hydrangea was developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina State University's Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station. It is being marketed by Spring Meadow Nursery, a leader in new and cutting-edge plants.

Tim Wood, Marketing Manager for Spring Meadow, reports that 'Invincibelle Spirit' "is very hardy, blooms on new wood (meaning that flowering is very reliable), and flowers from early summer until frost".

Images: Spring Meadow Nursery

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