Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Bold native hydrangea with oak-shaped leaves, conical white blooms aging to rose, and wine-red fall color. Cinnamon, peeling bark carries the show into winter.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–8 ft
- Spacing
- 6–8 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, green, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, TN