Hydrangea scandens

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae}}

{{For|the Chilean plant|Hydrangea serratifolia}}

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| species = scandens

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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.{{cite book |last=Ohwi |first=Jisaburo |date=1965 |title=Flora of Japan |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |page=512}}

Its leaves are 4-7 cm long, toothed, and have acuminate tips.[http://mikawanoyasou.org/data/gakuutugi.htm Hydrangea scandens] (in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa Flowers are produced in May through June.

It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Hydrangea anomala, under synonymy with Hydrangea petiolaris.{{cite web |url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/29101279?tab=synonyms |title=Tropicos.org |access-date=4 April 2014}}