Ruby Slippers Pink Oakleaf Hydrangea

Cone shaped masses of small cream colored florets.

Ruby slippers pink oakleaf hydrangea. Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces. Hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers sku 4816 a profusion of exceptionally large white blooms in summer that quickly age to deep pink. Robust blooms remain upright even after heavy rains. If you have a small space want a hedge of hydrangeas or like to grow flower in containers consider the ruby slippers a dwarf oakleaf hydrangea whose bloom color changes from white to pink to dark red.

Ruby slippers cross between oak leaf hydrangea cultivars snow queen and pee wee is a compact form that matures to only 3 4 tall and to 3 5 wide and is noted for its compact size large upright flower panicles ruby red mature flowers hence the cultivar name mahogany red fall foliage color and exfoliating bark. Although some authorities recommend special fertilizer mixes to get the maximum results hydrangeas do amazingly well with a more relaxed approach. The large green leaves are pleasingly shaped like traditional oak leaves and surround fluffy 19 in. Ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea grows best if they are fertilized once or twice in the summer.

Southerners love hydrangeas for their color and ability to withstand our hot humid summers. Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s. Ruby slippers dwarf oak leaf hydrangea is an outstanding specimen.