Dwarf Oak Hydrangea
Dwarf oak leaf hydrangeas offer reddish bronze oaklike autumn foliage along with exfoliating cinnamon red bark and elegant conical flower clusters.
Dwarf oak hydrangea. The leaves are lobed and resemble those of oak trees. Enjoy a profusion of robust flower clusters that open white and age to pink remaining upright even after heavy rain. Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood include dwarf varieties of bigleaf hydrangeas hydrangea macrophylla such as the cultivar pia hydrangea macrophylla pia and plants in a series called. Dark green deeply lobed oak like foliage turns brilliant mahogany in fall.
National arboretum ruby slippers boasts a multitude of stocky flowers that show up as white and then mature to striking deep rose. Compact and well suited for smaller landscapes in groups or as a. A tremendous advantage of the oakleaf is that it can thrive in much dryer locations than its cousins. Oakleaf are one of the few hydrangeas native to the united states.
Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s. Pee wee oak leaf hydrangea hydrangea. Oakleaf hydrangeas hydrangea quercifolia are very similar in care and cultivation to other hydrangeas but they offer several distinct advantages over their mopheaded cousins including. You can find types of dwarf hydrangeas that thrive in usda plant hardiness zones 3 through 9 so few gardeners will have to do without.
Hydrangea quercifolia munchkin an exceptional u s. Sike s dwarf is a dwarf mounded cultivar that matures to only 2 3 tall and to 3 4 wide. Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces. It blooms best in areas where summers are somewhat hot but it is winter hardy farther north than the macrophylla mophead.
The oakleaf hydrangea is a dramatic white blooming shrub with four seasons of interest. Oakleafs are native to the united states unlike their famous cousins with pink and blue mophead flowers and are tough cold hardy and drought resistant. Dwarf hydrangea varieties are plentiful each echoing the beauty and style of their larger counterparts. You ll recognize oakleaf hydrangea by its foliage.