| Common Name: |
Double Delights Wedding Gown Hydrangea |
| Scientific Name: |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dancing Snow' |
| Category: |
Shrub |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Form: |
Rounded habit |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Size: |
Showy, double, sterile florets droop from long but graceful peduncles arranged in an outer ring surrounding a large clump of much smaller double white florets in the center of the flower head (total of about 600 florets per inflorescence) |
| Bloom Season: |
Spring to fall |
| Foliage Description: |
Leaves (to 6 in. long) are glossy green |
| Height of Plant: |
2-3 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
3-5 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 6-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Part shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Hybridizer: |
Ball Ornamentals |
| Place of Origin: |
West Chicago, Illinois |
| Patent: |
Plant Patent #21,052 |
| Maintenance: |
Medium |
| Other Information: |
Typically blooms on old wood (flower buds are produced the previous fall and over wintered) in spring with repeat bloom from summer often into fall if spent flowers are regularly deadheaded |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Welcome Garden |