Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Botanical Name
- Hydrangea quercifolia
- Min Zone
- 5
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 4 to 8 feet
- Width
- 3 to 8 feet
- Flowers
- July: large 8 to 12 inch panicles of white flowers aging to pink then brown
- Fall Color
- Red, orange, purple
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, fertile
- Planting & Care
- Blooms on old wood
- Prune after flowering
- Site in protected location
- Mulch root zone
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Problems
- None serious; flower bud injury in colder winter climates, deer
- Varieties
- Alice - 5 to 8 feet tall & wide, large 10-14 inch white flowers fading to pink then brown Bronze, maroon, purple fall color & orange exfoliating bark
- Snowflake - prolific bloomer
- Snow Queen - 8 inch flower panicles, 6 feet
- Pee Wee – 3 to 4 feet x 2.5 to 3 feet wide, compact, less suckering, flowers white, fade to pink, then brown - Bronze, maroon, purple fall color & orange exfoliating bark
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