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WINDMILLS™

False Hydrangea Vine

Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei

'Plooster'

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Close up of white Windmills Schizophragma blooms and dark green foliage "} Windmills Schizophragma blooming on tree
  • Versatile vine
  • Shade tolerant
  • Heat tolerant
Description

Windmills™ false hydrangea-vine is an unusual flowering vine especially suited for southern gardens. The flowers are very distinctive, with spatullate sepals held on exceptionally long petioles. They lend a delicate, graceful appearance to this specimen plant.

USDA Zone
7 - 9 (0°F/-17°C)
Exposure
Part sun
Height
40 - 50'
Width
6 - 9'
Finish Time
1 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Summer
Flower Color
White
Foliage Color
Green

Soil

Prefers moist, well-drained soils on the acidic side.

Pruning

Blooms on old wood but rarely needs pruning.

Uses

Specimen plant; woodland gardens.

Growing Tips

Slow to get established, and will not bloom until it is growing vigorously on its intended support structure. Patience is required, but is rewarded with a long-lived, heavily blooming specimen.

Features: Vine, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Heat tolerant

Filters: Botanical genus: Schizophragma, Common name: False Hydrangea Vine, Retail program: Local Roots®, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, White flowers, Green foliage

Features: Vine, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Heat tolerant

Filters: Botanical genus: Schizophragma, Common name: False Hydrangea Vine, Retail program: Local Roots®, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, White flowers, Green foliage