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OAK LEAF HYDRANGEA TRIAL

Oakleaf Hydrangea can be planted from shade to full sun, so for gardeners in need of a versatile and beautiful shrub it is an excellent choice. The oakleaf foliage has a nice dark green color that makes the white blooms pop through the summerВ and turns burgundy or dark purple in the fall. The flowering bracts are present all year long, and the 812 wide leaves change color from. It matures between 6 and 10 feet tall and at a comparable spread. This shrub is also selected for its large oak shaped leaves that is unique to the hydrangea family. Oakleaf hydrangea is stunning when massed or used as a specimen because of its distinctive deeply lobed, oak-like leaves, enormous white flower clusters, and lovely exfoliating bark. These tiny flowers are a showy cream or white that will age to various pinks as summer turns to autumn. In the summer you will get large conical shaped flower clusters. If you are looking for a stand-alone shrub to highlight a garden or if you need multiple shrubs planted for a border the oakleaf hydrangea will perform. This beautiful native shrub has a wonderful form and appearance that can be used in many landscape needs. The oakleaf hydrangea -В Hydrangea quercifolia - is a very versatile plant.

Due to its large size it is very well suited for border plantings and natural screening. very large conical flowers drape this hydrangea mid-summer through fall.

wide and 8-10 feet tall a mature Alice hydrangea is a sight to behold. The oak leaf hydrangea will bloom heavily, even in the shade.Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea is among the largest of the oakleaf hydrangea cultivars. Pruning should take place immediately after flowering, as buds are set in the early fall. Once established, the oak leaf hydrangea is drought tolerant. Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly called Oakleaf Hydrangeas because of their large and handsome oak-shaped leaves, are among the hardiest and best hydrangeas varieties to grow in the South.These more sun tolerant native hydrangea shrubs are fast growing and produce an abundance of large, cone-shaped flowers up to 14 inches long on some varieties. The oak leaf hydrangea is easy to grow and practically disease and insect free. They can grow up to 6-8вЂІ tall, mine are just over 5вЂІ but they are ever bit of 8вЂІ wide. That being said mine only get a few hours broken sun in the morning and are thriving. Oak Leaf Hydrangeas like to be planted in morning sun and afternoon shade. Making these beauties a four season treat! The blooms and flowers will stay on the plant well into winter. Come fall the leaves start to turn a brilliant red color. The older the plant the darker the pink color. The leathery leaves are large and turn purple, orangey-bronze or red in the fall.Д¬ome midsummer they are putting on a show of brilliant white blooms fading to a beautiful pink tint color by the end of the season. TheirВ distinguishing characteristic is its oak leaf-shaped foliage. They usually start their blooming in early summer start out green. There is something new everyday and Oak Leaf Hydrangea offer you something with every season.

OAK LEAF HYDRANGEA TRIAL

I think that is one reason gardening is such a passion for me, the constant morphing and shifting and trial and error. Nothing like talking plants with someone who gets as excited as you to try a new plant in the garden. If seeing it hadnвЂ™t sold me, TamiвЂ™s glowing recomendation did. My friend Tami (who is an amazing gardner) was at my side and knew all about this giant with the surprising blooms. The first time I saw one of these plants was at the Flower Show here in Cincinnati.

Oak leaf hydrangea