Hydrangea hydrangeoides, the Japanese hydrangea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Ulleungdo Island of South Korea, Japan, and the southern Kuril Islands.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet hydrangeoides means "resembling Hydrangea" or "like a Hydrangea".[2][3] This may appear strange considering the current position of this taxon within the genus Hydrangea. However, it was first described as a member of the genus Schizophragma[1] and the specific epithet was chosen to express a morphological similarity to the previously separate genus Hydrangea.

Horticulture

Under its synonym Schizophragma hydrangeoides its cultivars 'Roseum' and 'Moonlight' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

In cultivation this species is slow to establish.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hydrangea hydrangeoides (Siebold & Zucc.) Bernd Schulz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). "The Names of Plants." p. 206. Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ a b Schizophragma hydrangeoides - Plant Finder. (n.d.). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286913
  4. ^ "Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum' pink Japanese hydrangea vine". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. concolor 'Moonlight' Japanese hydrangea vine 'Moonlight'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.