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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr.
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Oak-leaf Hydrangea
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Hydrangeaceae
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4-5
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
To 10 feet in height, 6 feet wide. Somewhat open and scraggly when young.
ADAPTABILITY:
Shade tolerant, excellent year round interest, prefers moist soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Shrub border, massing, good understory shrub.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Mulch to keep soil moist, can be killed to the ground in cold winters, will
recover, but lose flowers for that year.
NATIVE RANGE:
Southeastern United States
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Snowflake'- flowers clusters larger than species. 'Snow Queen'-larger flower
clusters than species, also on stiffer stems.
'Pee Wee'- smallest cultivar currently in trade, 7 feet high when mature.
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