Native Climbing Hydrangea
Decumaria barbara
Native climbing hydrangea fills a gap that most shade gardeners struggle to solve: a vigorous, self-clinging vine that thrives in deep shade on trees and stone walls, producing fragrant white flower clusters in late spring that smell faintly of honey. The flowers are fully fertile, unlike the sterile cultivated hydrangea varieties, which makes them genuinely useful to pollinators. Deciduous but structural, the stems cling by aerial rootlets and create a dense mat of coverage on vertical surfaces over time. Glossy foliage is attractive through the growing season. In a mature woodland garden, decumaria climbing an old stone wall is one of the most satisfying sights in early summer.
We grow a range of sizes and prices. Add the plant to your list, then pick your size when you visit.
Final price confirmed at pickup, depends on size and season.
- Thu, Jul 238 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Jul 248 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Jul 258 AM – 2 PM
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown native climbing hydrangea propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 15'–40'
- Bloom
- Fragrant white bloom clusters in late spring, glossy summer foliage, attractive bare stems in winter.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
Pairs well with these.
Same light, same soil, same wildlife. Janet's picks to plant alongside native climbing hydrangea.
Or skip the guesswork.
Curated packages bundle 9–12 species that work together. One reservation, one pickup day, a printed layout map.
Butterfly Package
Host and nectar plants chosen to feed monarchs, swallowtails, and fritillaries spring through fall.
Hummingbird Package
Tubular-flowered natives that pull ruby-throats through your yard April through October.
S.O.S. Package
Save Our Songbirds, berry- and seed-bearing natives that feed nesting and migrating birds.