Hydrangea scandens

For the Chilean plant, see Hydrangea serratifolia.

Hydrangea scandens is a species of shrub in the flowering plant family Hydrangeaceae. It is native to Japan, where it is found from the Kantō region southward.^[1]

Hydrangea scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Genus:	Hydrangea
Species:	H. scandens
Binomial name
Hydrangea scandens Maxim.

Its leaves are 4-7 cm long, toothed, and have acuminate tips.^[2] Flowers are produced in May through June.

It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Hydrangea anomala, under synonymy with Hydrangea petiolaris.^[3]