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- Inflorescence
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- Inflorescence showing fertile flowers
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- Late summer flower color
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- Fall foliage
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- Habit
Scientific Name:
Hydrangea quercifolia
Common Name:
Oakleaf hydrangea
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
hy-DRAIN-juh kwer-ki-FO-lee-uh
Plant Type:
Shrub
Plant Hardiness Zones:
5-9
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
10 ft. H X 6 ft. W
Flower:
A creamy white panicle of sterile and fertile flowers
Bloom Time Notes:
Early summer
Leaf:
Oakleaf-like, 8-inch long, dark green leaves that turn bronze-purple in fall and hang on the shrub into winter.
Fruit:
Capsule
Wildlife:
Natural Habitat:
Damp woods; river banks
Propagation:
Propagate by seed or cuttings or root division.
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) has showy flowers and multi-season interest. Creamy flowers in early summer can turn pinkish and remain on the shrub. Spectacular fall color gives way to exfoliating winter bark while a few leaves may remain on the plant.
There are many cultivars available include double flowering forms, dwarf forms, and golden-foliaged forms.