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Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 6-9′
Width at Maturity: 6-9′
Spacing: 6′ apart for hedge; 12′ or more apart space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Tall, Upright
Flower Color: White fading to Pinkish Brown in Fall
Flower Size: Large – 10 -14″ long!
Flowering Period: Summer & Fall
Flower Type: Single in large, long clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green – Bronze, Orange and Red shades in fall
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Part Shade (morning sun with afternoon shade or all day filtered sun)
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Disease, Drought (when established in part shade), Heat, Humidity, Insect, Mildew
Description
A magnificent and fast-growing flowering shrub and easy-to-grow North American native plant, over long period from late spring during summer the Oakleaf Hydrangea produces an abundance of cone-shape flower clusters up to 14 inches in length. The flowers open white and fade to a pinkish-brown in fall. But what distinguishes this hydrangea from other species is its very large, oak leaf-shaped leaves that provide a tropical look in the garden. In fall, the deep green leaves turn handsome shades of purple, orange-bronze and red. Shedding bark provides winter interest in the garden as well. A very low-maintenance plant that deserves a spot in every American garden where it will grow. USDA Zones 5a to 9b
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a mound 6 to 9 feet tall and 6 to 9 feet wide, the Oakleaf Hydrangea is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a warm season privacy hedge in landscape and flowering shrub borders. A nice accent or corner plant in home foundation plantings or against a large, windowless wall. Right at home in the partially shaded woodland border and a fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, white theme gardens, cottage gardens and cut flower gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 6 feet apart for hedge; 12 feet or more apart space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5a, where the Oakleaf Hydrangea is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know that it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and place back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
The Oakleaf Hydrangea is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil with average fertility, preferring a soil rich in organic matter. Sun exposure will depend on your location. Plants will grow in full sun to part shade in northern zones 5 and 6, and shade to part shade (morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun) in zones 7 and further south. For best flowering, we suggest 6 hours of direct sun light per day. As with so many other ornamental plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil is problematic. Highly resistant to pests and diseases.
Note: Oakleaf is a Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf) species that produces its flowers from buds that formed on “old wood” (during the previous year). Oakleaf hydrangeas typically require little to no pruning. They are best left alone. That said they can be pruned to remove a stray branch or to reduce size.
For proper pruning time and techniques on various types of Hydrangea see: How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Oakleaf Hydrangeas.
How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots
How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas
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Plants of exceptional quality. Planted the day they arrived and they are already growing by leaps and bounds. But, most significant was the exceptional packaging of the plants (one gallon pots). Your packaging system is the best and most professional I have ever experienced, zero damage to tender leaves! Keep up the good work on all fronts. I will buy from you again.——————————————-Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The oak leaf hydrangeas came shipped with quality packaging not to harm the plants. Also the plants looked better than what I expected. Looking forward to spring/summer for blooms. I would buy from this company again.———————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I am really happy with these plants. They arrived in very good condition, nicely wrapped and very healthy looking. I planted them about a month ago and they are growing beautifully. I would definitely buy plants here again.—————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Thank you for the Hydrangea plant. When I opened the box, the leaves had fallen off in the box.I put it in the garage by the window for a couple days to acclimate it to the cooler weather. Right now it has a couple leaves and a few buds on it and seems like it will be fine. The deer ate a couple leaves, so I put some repellent around it. I cover it with a loose plastic bag at night when frost is predicted overnight. It should be ok.
Thank you.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Thank you.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
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