Hydrangea bretschneideri

Hydrangea bretschneideri (Mongolian hydrangea)^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to most of China.

Hydrangea bretschneideri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Genus:	Hydrangea
Species:	H. bretschneideri
Binomial name
Hydrangea bretschneideri Dippel
Synonyms[1]
Hydrangea peckinensis Dippel Hydrangea vestita var. pubescens Maxim. Hydrangea xanthoneura var. glabrescens (Rehder) Rehder

Hydrangea bretschneideri is a sturdy, bushy, deciduous shrub with peeling chestnut-brown bark.^[3] It blooms from July to August, producing white lacecap flowers that turn pinkish as they fade.^[4] Leaves are mid-green, with a felted underside.^[5]