Łódź, Botanical Garden

It is native to the south-eastern United States, in woodland habitats from North Carolina west to Tennessee, and south to Florida and Louisiana. Ornamental plant. Bees feeding plant. Herbal plant - the Cherokee had many medicinal uses for this hydrangea; they would scrape the bark and make a poultice for burns; a root tea was made to treat kidney stones and a leaf tea was used to induce vomiting.