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Hydrangea quercifolia
(Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Origin: Native to southeastern United States
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Light: Sun-part shade
Height: 6-8'
Spacing: 6'
Blooms: About 1' long erect panicles, cone-shaped clusters, creamy-white, mid-Summer, ages to pink then to rusty brown in Fall
Foliage: Deciduous, oak-shaped, bronze- green on top, broad, downy-white underneath. 3.5 or 7 pointed lobes
Stems: Barks on young stems are brown and felt-like while on the larger stems are cinnamon-tanned orange that shreds and peels
Soil: Well-drained, sandy, clayey loamy, acidic
Water: Regular
Uses: Fall interest, shrub, landscape, dried flower arrangements, mass plant
Propagation: Seeds, rootball divsions, cuttings
Comments: Hydrangea quercifolia or Oakleaf Hydrangea is a coarse deciduous shrub with an open crown, colonizing growth habit. It is a native of southeastern United States. In mid-Summer, Hydrangea quercifolia produces gorgeous erect panicles of cone-shaped clusters of creamy-white blossoms. The flowers changes to a beautiful pink then in the Fall they become dry and are rusty brown. Florists are delighted with the beautiful dried flowers. Oakleaf Hydrangea has gorgeous bronze-green oak-shaped foliage and in the Fall they change to rich shades of red to bronze and then to purple. Hydrangea quercifolia is easily propagated from cuttings, seeds or rootball divisions. It performs best in well-drained sandy, clayey, loamy acidic soil, in a sunny to part shade location. Oakleaf Hydrangea spreads via shoots from underground stolons and soon forms a nice colony. Mass plant for a fabulous shrub in the landscape. Hydrangea quercifolia is low maintenance and easy to grow. Mass plant for an added statement in the shady landscape.
USDA Zones: 6-9
(Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Origin: Native to southeastern United States
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Light: Sun-part shade
Height: 6-8'
Spacing: 6'
Blooms: About 1' long erect panicles, cone-shaped clusters, creamy-white, mid-Summer, ages to pink then to rusty brown in Fall
Foliage: Deciduous, oak-shaped, bronze- green on top, broad, downy-white underneath. 3.5 or 7 pointed lobes
Stems: Barks on young stems are brown and felt-like while on the larger stems are cinnamon-tanned orange that shreds and peels
Soil: Well-drained, sandy, clayey loamy, acidic
Water: Regular
Uses: Fall interest, shrub, landscape, dried flower arrangements, mass plant
Propagation: Seeds, rootball divsions, cuttings
Comments: Hydrangea quercifolia or Oakleaf Hydrangea is a coarse deciduous shrub with an open crown, colonizing growth habit. It is a native of southeastern United States. In mid-Summer, Hydrangea quercifolia produces gorgeous erect panicles of cone-shaped clusters of creamy-white blossoms. The flowers changes to a beautiful pink then in the Fall they become dry and are rusty brown. Florists are delighted with the beautiful dried flowers. Oakleaf Hydrangea has gorgeous bronze-green oak-shaped foliage and in the Fall they change to rich shades of red to bronze and then to purple. Hydrangea quercifolia is easily propagated from cuttings, seeds or rootball divisions. It performs best in well-drained sandy, clayey, loamy acidic soil, in a sunny to part shade location. Oakleaf Hydrangea spreads via shoots from underground stolons and soon forms a nice colony. Mass plant for a fabulous shrub in the landscape. Hydrangea quercifolia is low maintenance and easy to grow. Mass plant for an added statement in the shady landscape.
USDA Zones: 6-9
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